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Figurative Language

Figurative Language. What is figurative language?. Figurative Language is word or phrase that departs from everyday literal language for the sake of comparison, emphasis, clarity, or freshness. What are some types of figurative language?. Simile Metaphor. What is a simile?.

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Figurative Language

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  1. Figurative Language

  2. What is figurative language? • Figurative Language is word or phrase that departs from everyday literal language for the sake of comparison, emphasis, clarity, or freshness.

  3. What are some types of figurative language? • Simile • Metaphor

  4. What is a simile? • A simile is a comparison between two unlike things using the words like, as, than, or resembles. • Ex: Her eyes are as blue as the sky.

  5. What is a metaphor? • A metaphor is a comparison of two unlike things by saying one thing IS something else. • Ex: The classroom was an oven.

  6. Practice: • The sand was little needles pricking my feet when I walked along the beach. • Metaphor: the sand WAS little needles.

  7. Practice: • The runner was as fast as a hare when he crossed the finish line. • Simile: the runner was AS fast AS a hare.

  8. Creativity Practice: • Create a simile about school or an eagle. • Create a metaphor about trees or a shark.

  9. Exit Quiz: • What is a simile? • What is a metaphor?

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