1. Figurative Language Jennifer ParnellNorth Belmont Elementary

2. Examples: • Similes • Idioms • Metaphors

3. Similes are sentences that compare two unlike objects using like or as. • The girl’s hair is as yellow as the sun. • The boy runs like a rabbit.

4. Idioms are sentences that cannot be understood by the meanings of their separate words. • I’m in hot water with my mom! • Are you feeling blue today?

5. Metaphors are sentences that use one idea or thing in place of another to show a likeness between the two. • That report was dynamite! • The boy is an egghead.

6. Can you name each type of figurative language?

7. The Christmas tree was a jewel in the forest. metaphor

8. Granddaddy was sleeping as soundly as a bear in hibernation. simile

9. The boy can swim like a fish. simile

10. The lady was a songbird. metaphor

11. The old lady was moving like a snail. simile

12. Steve was a leaping frog as he jumped the brook. metaphor

13. You crack me up! idiom

14. I’m in the doghouse! idiom

15. Great Job!!!