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Figurative Language
Literal Language is when we really mean
what we say.Example: I am so hungry I could eat a sandwich!
Figurative Languageis when we don’t really
mean what we say.
Example: I am so hungry I could eat a horse!
There are five main kinds of Figurative
Language:1.Simile2.Metaphor3.Personification4.Hyperbole5.Idiom
A SIMILE is…when you compare two unlike
things using “like” or “as.”Example:Rosie’s smile is like sunshine on a cloudy day.
Example:Jonathan is as slow as a turtle
Example: The sun was as hot as dragon’s breath.
Remember, the two items must be unlike. Comparing Rita’s smile to sunshine is a simile.Comparing Rita’s smile to Lucy’s smile is not.
A METAPHOR is…when you compare two unlike
things without using “like” or “as.”
Example:My boss is a dragon, breathing fire at everyone
Example:You are such a snail today! Hurry up!
Example:The road was a ribbon of moonlight.
PERSONIFICATION is…when you give an inanimate
object human characteristics
Example:The wind whispered your name to me.
Example: The hail tap-danced on the roof.
Example: The sky wept buckets all day long.
HYPERBOLE is…When you exaggerate to
make a point.Example:I’m so hungry I could eat a horse.
Example: She’s only said that a hundred times!
Example:I will love you till the seas go dry.
An IDIOM is…a figure of speech
an expression that has little to do with the words’ actual meanings.
Example:They sent me on a wild goose chase!
Example:Hold your horses!
Example:My teacher jumped down my throat when I said that.
Now, do you remember the five types of figurative
language?
SIMILE METAPHORPERSONIFICATION
HYPERBOLE
IDIOM