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FIGURATIVE AND LITERAL LANGUAGELiterally: words function exactly as
defined
The car is blue.
He caught the football.
Figuratively: figure out what it means
I’ve got your back.
It’s raining cats and dogs.
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SIMILE
Comparison of two things using “like” or “as.”
Examples:
The metal twisted like a pretzel.
She is as sweet as candy.
He eats like a pig.
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IMPORTANT!
Using “like” or “as” doesn’t make a simile.
A comparison must be made.
Not a Simile: I like pizza.
Simile: The moon is like a pizza.
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METAPHOR
Two things are compared without using “like” or “as.”
Examples:
All the world is a stage.
My brother is a pig.
She has a stone heart.
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PERSONIFICATION
Giving human traits to objects or ideas.
Examples:
The sunlight danced.
Water on the lake shivers.
The streets are calling me.
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HYPERBOLE
Exaggerating to show strong feeling or effect.
Examples:
This class is taking forever.
My house is a million miles from here.
She’d kill me.
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UNDERSTATEMENT
Making something seem smaller or less significant.
The opposite of hyperbole.
EXAMPLES:
I’ll be there in one second.
I kind of forgot my homework.
This won’t hurt a bit.
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QUIZ
On a separate sheet of paper…
1. Write your NAME and CLASS (i.e. 6A)
2. I will give an example.
3. You will write what type of figurative language it is. (i.e. simile)
*Spelling counts.
4. You MAY use your notes.
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1
He drew a line as straight as an arrow.
Is it…simile metaphor personificationhyperboleunderstatement
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2
Knowledge is a kingdom and all who learn are kings and
queens.Is it…
simile metaphor personificationhyperboleunderstatement
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3
Can I see you for a second?
Is it…simile metaphor personificationhyperboleunderstatement
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4
The sun was beating down on me.
Is it…simile metaphor personificationhyperboleunderstatement
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5
The flag flies like a kite in the sky.
Is it…simile metaphor personificationhyperboleunderstatement
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6
I'd rather take bathswith a man-eating
shark,or wrestle a lion
alone in the dark,eat spinach and liver,pet ten porcupines,
than tackle the homework,
my teacher assigns.
Is it…simile metaphor personificationhyperboleunderstatement
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7
Ravenous and savagefrom its longpolar journey,
the North Wind
is searchingfor food—
Is it…simile metaphor personificationhyperboleunderstatement
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8
The tree of liberty must be refreshed from
time to time with the blood of patriots and
tyrants.
Is it…simile metaphor personificationhyperboleunderstatement
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9
Can I have one of your chips?
Is it…simile metaphor personificationhyperboleunderstatement
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10
In a house the size of a postage stamplived a man as big as a barge.His mouth could drink the entire riverYou could say it was rather largeFor dinner he would eat a trillion beansAnd a silo full of grain,Washed it down with a tanker of milkAs if he were a drain.
Is it…simile metaphor personificationhyperboleunderstatement
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LET’S REVIEW
Correct any answers you got wrong.
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1
He drew a line as straight as an arrow.
It is…
simile
Define
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2
Knowledge is a kingdom and all who learn are kings and
queens.
It is…
metaphor
Define
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3
Can I see you for a second?
It is…
understatement
Define
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4
The sun was beating down on me.
It is…
personification
Define
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5
The flag flies like a kite in the sky.
It is…
simile
Define
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6
I'd rather take bathswith a man-eating
shark,or wrestle a lion
alone in the dark,eat spinach and liver,pet ten porcupines,
than tackle the homework,
my teacher assigns.
It is…
hyperbole
Define
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7
Ravenous and savagefrom its longpolar journey,
the North Wind
is searchingfor food—
It is…
personification
Define
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8
The tree of liberty must be refreshed from
time to time with the blood of patriots and
tyrants. It is…
metaphor
Define
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9
Can I have one of your chips?
It is…
understatement
Define
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10
In a house the size of a postage stamplived a man as big as a barge.His mouth could drink the entire riverYou could say it was rather largeFor dinner he would eat a trillion beansAnd a silo full of grain,Washed it down with a tanker of milkAs if he were a drain.
It is…
hyperbole
Define
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PRACTICE ACTIVITY
With a partner, you will create two of each of the five types of figurative language.
* You will be sharing one of each with the class.
* They can be phrases you have heard before, but they can’t be ones we used as examples when we were learning about them.
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REMINDERS
Simile: Comparison using “like” or “as”
Metaphor: Comparison WITHOUT “like” or “as”
Personification: Giving human traits to objects or ideas.
Hyperbole: Using exaggeration to express strong emotion.
Understatement: Making something seem smaller or less significant. (Opposite of Hyperbole.)