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Imagery
Metaphor
Simile
Personification
Hyperbole
Idioms
Figurative Language
Two Main Types of Language:
Literal and Figurative
• Literal language is explicit, obvious, out in the open and
plainly stated. It is a major part of non-fiction texts, but can
also be found in fiction.
• Figurative language infers or suggests things rather than
stating them. It creates a picture in your mind, it is imagery.
Figurative language can give a text more richness and depth. It
is often found in fiction texts and autobiographies, but can
also be found in non-fiction.
What is figurative
language?
• Whenever you describe something by
comparing it with something else,
you are using figurative language.
Types of Figurative
Language
• Imagery
• Simile
• Metaphor
• Personification
• Hyperbole
• Idioms
Imagery
• Language that appeals to the senses.
Descriptions of people or objects stated
in terms of our senses.
• Sight
• Hearing
• Touch
• Taste
• Smell
Metaphor
• A figure of speech which involves an implied comparison
between two relatively unlike things using a form of be.
The comparison is not announced by like or as.
Example: The road was a ribbon wrapped through the dessert.
Metaphor
• A metaphor compares two unlike things. "My baby sister's a
doll," you might say, compares your sister's size and sweetness
to that of the perfection of a doll. At another time you might
say, "My brother is a rat." This compares your brother to the
nastiest little creature you can think of. In both cases you
would be making a metaphor - a form of comparison that
directly compares two unlike things. A metaphor wastes no
time in getting to the point.
• Metaphors are used to compare two things. A metaphor says
that one thing IS another thing.
• For example: She is a pig. I am comparing her to a pig. I
probably mean she has a big appetite and likes to eat!
Me Metaphors
• Write a poem about yourself. Your poem does not have to
rhyme, but it does need to paint a picture of you! It should be
at least five lines long. The first line should be only the word
me. The last line is your name. The second, third, and fourth
lines should be metaphors describing you! Here is an example:
Me
I am a cloud floating in a hot air balloon.
I am a flower growing toward the sun.
I am a book sharing what I know.
Mary
Simile
• A figure of speech which
involves a direct
comparison between two
unlike things, usually
with the words like or as.
Example: The muscles on
his brawny arms are
strong as iron bands.
Similies
Look at this picture of The
Boating Party, by Mary Cassatt,
from the National Gallery of
Art. Write a paragraph
describing what you see. Be
sure to include at least three
similes in your description.
Compare what you see in the
picture to other objects or
feelings.
Write some silly similes about
your teacher! Make a list of at
least five!
Mary Cassatt
The Boating Party, 1893/1894
Chester Dale Collection
1963.10.94
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Personification
• A figure of
speech which
gives the
qualities of a
person to an
animal, an
object, or an
idea.
Example: “The
wind yells while
blowing."
The wind cannot
yell. Only a
living thing can
yell.
Personification
• One of the most
familiar kinds of
comparison is
personification--that is, speaking of
something that is
not human as if it
had human abilities
and human
reactions.
Similes
Do you remember who
said, "Life is like a box of
chocolates?" Forrest
Gump was comparing life
to a box of chocolates. He
meant that we never
know what life has
planned for us.
Hyperbole
• An exaggerated statement used to
heighten effect. It is not used to mislead
the reader, but to emphasize a point.
Example: She’s said so on several million
occasions.
Idioms
• An idiom or idiomatic expression refers to a construction or
expression in one language that cannot be matched or directly
translated word-for-word in another language.
Example: "She has a
bee in her bonnet,"
meaning "she is
obsessed," cannot
be literally
translated into
another language
word for word.
Idiom
• Idioms are groups of
words whose meaning is
different from the
ordinary meaning of the
words. The context can
help you understand
what an idiom means. For
example: "Put a lid on it."
Our teacher tells us to
put a lid on it. She's not
really telling us to put a
lid on something but to
be quiet and pay
attention.
Idioms
Idiom Website Flocabulary Idiom Song
1.
It's time to use a little elbow grease and find out
about idioms. (What idiom is in that first sentence?)
2.
You'll be an old hand at idioms if you complete the
Body Parts Idioms activity!
3.
If you want more practice with idioms, try the
Change Idioms to Plain English activity.
4.
A little bird told me that there was a fun Animal
Idiom activity for you to complete!
Flocabulary Idiom Song
Intro
We pulled out all the stops, took it up a notch,
Stepped it up, so we're over the top.
I’m married to hip-hop till I die,
So I tied the knot…
You flip-flopped, changed your mind
So you get dropped.
"Hip-Hop is dead..."
That’s nonsense,
Stop talking, put a sock in it.
If you don’t have a sock, use a stocking,
We rockin’ it.
Like a quarry,
A diamond in the rough, no need to worry.
Now you know what’s up.
I’m off the record, off the beat, and off the cuff,
I’m off the top, I’m just making it up,
I’m caught with my pants down,
But my hands are up.
We're in your face like your nose is,
So go slow kids.
When you walk through life,
Don’t forget to smell the roses.
And I think that you know this.
Whoa, hold your horses.
You call me a chump ‘cause I’m serving verses?
Y’all know what the mouth of the horse is.
It’s the place where you hear it first kids.
It could be raining cats and dogs,
Big drops that hit when they fall.
Flocab’ll put the pedal to the metal,
If you meddle with my levels,
I’m gonna stir it up like Steve Biko, never settle.
They say the devil’s in the details,
So if you're making a beat,
Never overlook the treble.
I'll be selling this retail,
Like Sally at the seashore selling seashells.
Followers ride our coattails,
We cut them off each week like toenails.
Oh yeah, Flocab up on that,
Crews who be chewing the fat,
Talking bout this and bout that,
Oh, now we up on the map.
Whoa, hold your horses.
You call me a chump ‘cause I’m serving verses?
Y’all know what the mouth of the horse is.
It’s the place where you hear it first kids.
This is news for all you new crews,
Keep your kids close like Kangaroos do.
I could eat a horse, or an animal,
So hungry I can’t stand it though.
I see red when I’m mad like the Red Sea,
Or the color other than blue on your Pepsi,
Who are you to test me?
Hold your horses like a jockey,
Cause it’s impossible to stop me…
Whoa, hold your horses.
You call me a chump ‘cause I’m serving verses?
Y’all know what the mouth of the horse is.
It’s the place where you hear it first kids.
Review Video
Quizzes – Click on the link and
test your figurative skill level!
• Figurative Language – Find out what you know

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