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Figurative Language

Figurative Language. “ Figuring it Out ”. Figurative and Literal Language. Literally : words function exactly as defined The car is blue. He caught the football. Figuratively : figure out what it means I ’ ve got your back. You ’ re a doll. ^ Figures of Speech. Simile.

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Figurative Language

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  1. Figurative Language “Figuring it Out”

  2. Figurative and Literal Language Literally:words function exactly as defined The car is blue. He caught the football. Figuratively: figure out what it means I’ve got your back. You’re a doll. ^Figures of Speech

  3. Simile Comparison of two things using “like” or “as.” Examples The metal twisted like a ribbon. She is as sweet as candy.

  4. 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.

  5. Metaphor Two things are compared without using “like” or “as.” It’s an imaginative way of describing something by referring to something else which is the same in a particular way. Examples All the world is a stage. She is a doll. Her heart is gold.

  6. Personification Giving human traits to objects or ideas. Examples The sunlight danced. The water on the lake shivers.

  7. Hyperbole Exaggerating to show strong feeling or effect. Examples Everybody knows that. It will take me two seconds to get there. I had a ton of chores to do.

  8. Idiom • A saying that isn’t meant to be taken literally. • Doesn’t “mean” what it says • Don’t be a stick in the mud! • You’re the apple of my eye. • It’s raining cats and dogs.

  9. Onomatopoeia • A word that “makes” a sound • SPLAT! • PING! • SLAM! • POP! • POW!

  10. Pun • A form of “word play” in which words have a double meaning. • I’m reading a book about anti-gravity. It’s impossible to put it down. • I was going to look for my missing watch, but I didn’t have the time.

  11. Oxymoron • When two words are put together that contradict each other. “Opposites” • Jumbo Shrimp • Freezer Burn

  12. Quiz On a separate sheet of paper… • I will put an example of figurative language on the board. • You will write whether it is a simile, metaphor, personification, hyperbole, pun, idiom, onomatopoeia, oxymoron. • You can use your notes.

  13. 1 Knowledge is a kingdom and all who learn are kings and queens.

  14. 2 Ravenous and savagefrom its longpolar journey,the North Windis searchingfor food—

  15. 3 Dinner is on the house.

  16. 4. • The clouds smiled down at me.

  17. 5. • SPLAT!

  18. 6. • She is as sweet as candy

  19. 7. • The wheat field was a sea of gold.

  20. 8. • She was dressed to the nines.

  21. 9. • The early bird catches the worm.

  22. 10. • She was as white as a ghost.

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