Figurative and Connotative Meanings

Giving something human like qualities when it's not human is ________________.

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LAFS.7.RI.2.4

What is a simile?

• A comparison without using "like" or "as"

• Repetition of the same sound at the beginning of a word

• An exaggeration

• A comparison using "like" or "as"

Which is an example of a metaphor?

• She was as tall as a giraffe.

• The classroom is a zoo.

• Break a leg!

• Giver her a hand!

An idiom is...

• an expression that has a literal and figurative meaning.

• an expression that cannot be taken literally.

• a comparison of two objects or ideas.

• a complete exaggeration.

What is an example of a hyperbole?

• She sings like an angel.

• He is as sweet as candy.

• I'm so hungry I could eat a horse!

• Call it a day and go home.

What is the difference between connotative and figurative language?

• Connotative is emotional while figurative is a comparison.

• Connotative is a comparison while figurative is emotional.

• Connotative is the literal definition while figurative is not literal.

• Connotative is not literal while figurative is the literal definition.

An object or idea that represents something else is called...

• Allusion

• Symbolism

• Personification

• Objectivity

You've got a smile that could light up this whole town" is an example of...

• Hyperbole

• Idiom

• Simile

• Metaphor

I went from zero to hero is an example of...

• Hyperbole

• Idiom

• Metaphor

• Simile

(of words and phrases) used not with their basic meaning but with a more imaginative meaning. Like when you use a word or phrase that does not have its normal everyday, literal meaning.

• Figurative

• Technical

• Connotative