PPT-Examples of Figurative Language in

Speak Similes Art follows lunch like dream follows nightmare 2 Her forehead is as pink as her lipstick Metaphor 1 I stand in the center aisle of the auditorium a wounded zebra in a National Geographic special. Step 1. : . Identifying and Sorting: . Use the Figurative. Language “Cheat Sheet” to remember what each form of figurative language means.. Sort the song lyrics into the figurative language categories to which they belong. Some lyrics. Figurative Language. What is it?. Types of Figurative Language. Metaphor . Simile. Personification. Hyperbole . Metaphor. Definition. : a type of figurative language in which the terms of one thing are used to describe some other, non-related, item. Is used to draw a comparison between two things, which are generally not grouped together.. Poetry Review. Random Disclaimer:. Although these elements are . often. found in poems, that’s not the . only. type of literature where they exist. They could be in fictional stories, non-fiction, etc. . Essential Questions. What is figurative language?. How can I interpret figurative language?. What is figurative language?. Here are some examples. What do you think figurative language means?. The wind whispered softly through the trees.. Name The Figurative Language!. 1. . The road was a ribbon of moonlight over the purple moor.. Name The Figurative Language!. 2. . I heard her skirt swish as she walked leisurely up the winding staircase.. Lay That Trumpet In Our Hands. Last week, we read “Still I Rise” by Mya Angelou and looked at her use of figurative language. . Answer the following questions to review the meaning in her poem and her use of fig. language.. A Type of Rhetoric. Figurative Language. What is figurative language? . a way of saying something other than the literal meaning of the words. Figurative Language. Types of figurative language. Connotation . . Painting your writing with words…. What is figurative language?. Figurative language expresses an idea that goes beyond the actual meaning of the words. Wind can’t whisper…but the expression gives you an idea of how the wind sounds. language . is the use of words . that go . beyond their . ordinary meanings..   . Figurative language requires . you to use your imagination to figure out the author's meaning.  . The water’s reflection was like the sun on glass.. 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.. ^. that departs . from literal meaning in order to . achieve a . special effect or . meaning.. Imagery. Imagery: language that creates a recognizable world . by drawing . on our . five senses. . Example: . & Figurative Devices. Figurative language . is when a writer uses . figures of speech to be more effective, . persuasive, or . impactful. . Figures . of speech such as metaphors, similes. , . or allusions . QuickWrite. Grab a sheet of paper and a pencil.. Answer the following with a 2-3 sentence response:. When Steve was writing his last diary entry, he said that his mother’s tears told the whole story.. I will be able to identify figurative language(simile, metaphor, idiom, personification, onomatopoeia, hyperbole, alliteration, consonance, assonance) within text.. Students will be able to identify figurative language (simile, metaphor, idiom, onomatopoeia, hyperbole, alliteration, personification). .