Figurative Language

What is a simile?

• A direct comparison of 2 things

• A comparison of two things using like or as

• Giving human traits to non-living things

Which is an example of a simile?

• It was raining cats and dogs

• He is a walking dictionary

• Her smile was as wide as the horizon

Finish the simile

She ran as fast as ...

What is a metaphor?

• A comparison in which one thing is said to be another

• Comparing two things using like or as

• An expression whose meaning is not predictable based on the usual meaning of the words

Which is an example of a metaphor?

• Her hair is a rats nest

• I ran like a sloth

• His hair was brown

Finish the metaphor

She is

What is an idiom?

• Giving a non-living thing a human characteristic

• A comparison using like or as

• An expression whose meaning is not predictable based on the usual meaning of the words

Which is an example of an idiom?

• The tree danced in the wind

• I was just pulling your leg

• The snow was as bright as the sun

Finish the idiom

Don't get bent out of

What is personification?

• A comparison using like or as

• Giving human traits to non-living things

• An expression whose meaning is not predictable based on the usual meaning of the words