Figurative Language LW chapter 1

​Let's learn some figurative language

Today we are learning figurative language because

• Not all language is literal, sometimes language is figurative.

• You may read, they have 'butterflies in their stomach'

• It's important to know that they don't have actual butterflies in their stomach.

• The person is actually feeling nervous

• Butterflies in your stomach is a metaphor for feeling nervous

What is Figurative Language?

• Figures of speech that can be words or phrases that mean something different than the words might indicate.

• There are A LOT Of different examples of Figurative Language!

Figurative Language is used to...

• Describe something using descriptive language

• Make the reader have a reaction

• Make a story more interesting

Multiple Choice

It's raining like cats and dogs.

• Figurative language

• Literal tanguage

Multiple Choice

It's 32 degrees outside.

• Figurative Language

• Literal Language

There are different types of Figurative Language:

Metaphor

Simile

Personification

Hyperbole

Alliteration

Idioms

A group of words which mean something different from their original meaning.

Multiple Choice

Which is an idiom?

• You are a stinker

• What's wrong cat got your tounge?

• The day is as long as a mile.

• You are not smart?

Onomatopoeia!

• A word that describes a sound.

• What's your favorite Onomatopoeia? Whisper it to your neighbor!

Open Ended

Type in your favorite Onomatopoeia!

Alliteration

• Not EVERY word needs to have the same letter or sound but the majority of the words should.

• Can you create an example of Alliteration?

Multiple Choice

Which is an example of Alliteration?

• All Boys Can Dance!

• Soft snow falls softly.

Open Ended

Write an example of Alliteration over the topic of: Food!

Turn & Talk, work together!

What is an Idiom?

• Mean something different than the words in the phrase might indicate.

Match

Match the following idioms to the correct meaning

• He has bigger things to take care of than what we are talking about now

• The son is like the father

• Get something exactly right

• You're better off not knowing

He has bigger fish to fry

He's a chip off the old block

Hit the nail on the head

Ignorance is bliss

• He has bigger fish to fry

• He's a chip off the old block

• Hit the nail on the head

• Ignorance is bliss

Metaphors and Similes

• Metaphors - says one thing is the same as something else.

• Simile- two things are compared using "Like" or "As"

Methaphors

​A metaphor is a figure of speech that sasy on thing IS the same as something else

Multiple Choice

Which is an example of a Metaphor?

• The sun shined like a flashlight in the sky.

• Life is a highway.

Similes

compares two things using like or as

Multiple Choice

Which is a similie

• He is a shining star.

• The snow is a white blanket.

• He is as slow as a sloth.

Personification

Giving human qualities to something that is not human

Hyperbole! Sooo dramatic!

• Hyperboles are exaggerations!

• Exaggerations are when you are being dramatic, another example could be "I am so hungry I could eat everything in my house!"

The Big Idea...Figurative Language is used for a Reason!

• Author's use Figurative Language in their text to help support their purpose for writing, and make their writing more interesting.

• Author's use Simile's, Hyperbole's and Metaphor's to help paint a picture in the reader's head.

• Author's use Idioms, Onomatopoeia, and Alliteration to make their writing more interesting and engaging for the reader.

Open Ended

“It was like having a chestful of bats, beating their wings, fighting to get out.” -Evan

Why would the author use the words “chestful of bats” to convey how Evan is feeling?