Figurative Language Lesson

Figurative Language

In our favorite songs and movies

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!

Metaphors and Similes

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

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

Simile or Metaphor?

What is the line in the song?

Simile or Metaphor?

What is the line in the song?

Simile or Metaphor?

What is the line in the song?

Simile or Metaphor?

What is the line in the song?

Multiple Choice

Which is an example of a Metaphor?

• The sun shined like a flashlight in the sky.

• The baby is a bundle of joy!

Multiple Choice

Which is an example of a Simile?

• He is a scaredy cat!

• He is as brave as a Lion.

Multiple Select

Simile's use the words...(you need to pick more than one answer choice!)

• Like

• Such

• As

• The

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!"

What is the Hyperbole in the song?

What is the Hyperbole in the song?

What is an Idiom?

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

• What was the Idiom Ms.Yunek dressed up as for Halloween? Do you remember?

Personification or Idiom?

What is the line in the song?

Personification or Idiom?

What is the line in the song?

Personification or Idiom?

What is the line in the song?

Personification or Idiom?

What is the line in the song?

Onomatopoeia!

• A word that describes a sound.

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

Onomatopoeia

What is the line in the song?

Onomatopoeia

What is the line in the song?

Open Ended

Type in your favorite Onomatopoeia!