Figurative Language

What is figurative language?

• It means exactly what it means

• It does not mean what it says

• It is a prediction

What is a simile?

• a person, place or thing

• contrast two things

• compares two unlike things using "like" or "as"

• to describe an action

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What is a metaphor?

• A person, place or thing

• Compares two unlike things

• Compares two unlike things using "like" or "as"

• It describes a person or place

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What does literal language mean?

• The words mean exactly what it says

• The words do not mean what it says

• Words that confuse us

I like to eat fish.

• Simile

• Idiom

• Personification

• Literal Language

She is as quick as a fox.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Literal language

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Clean the dishes as soon as you finish your homework.

• Simile

• Alliteration

• Literal language

• Hyperbole

Lily's voice is music to my ears.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Literal language

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

I was so hungry that I even ate the plate. What type of figurative language is used?

• Onomatopoeia

• Hyperbole

• Personification

• Metaphor

An exaggerated statement used to heighten effect, such as “My grandma is 900 years old!” is called:

• Onomatopoeia

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

• Hyperbole