FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE

Identify which one is the example of Literal Language

• She is a fast runner

• I've got your back

• I am as busy as a bee!

• Grandma's garden is full of beautiful flowers

Identify which one is the example of Figurative Language

• I write with a pencil

• She is nuts!

• The white is as white as a cotton

• My name is Annie

Choose the correct answer.

As pretty as a __________.

• Flower

• Picture

• Moon

• Actress

Fill in the blanks.

Idioms is an __________, word, or phrase that has __________ meaning conventionally understood by native speakers.

• feelings, literal

• expression, figurative

• figurative, emotional

• exaggeration, hyperbole

Mom was a busy beaver as she prepared for the holiday party.

What are the words in blue an example of?

• Idiom

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Metonymy

Ways to identify a Metonymy.

• Determine the two things that are being compared and then decide in what important way they might be alike.

• Determine what idea or object the closely related term or symbol represents

• Search for phrases that cannot be taken literally.

• Is the author using one thing to represent something else?

Choose the correct answer.

As fast as a __________.

• Bird

• Lightning

• Aeroplane

• Wind

Which sentence is a metaphor?

• Getting all of the kids into the car was like herding cattle.

• Jennie felt like the car was as cramped as a coffin!

• The car was a speeding bullet, flying down the road to get to the wedding on time.

• All 6 of the family members were packed into the car like sardines.

Which sentence is an idiom?

• Cut somebody some slack.

• He is a shining star.

• We'll cross that bridge when we come to it

• Live and learn

What is Metonymy?

• A language that means exactly what is said

• Spark an interesting connection in reader’s mind.

• Makes a comparison between two unrelated things by stating that one thing is another thing, even though this isn't literally true.

• A closely related term or symbol is substituted for what it represents.