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 nonrelated item Is used to draw a comparison between two things ID: 296496
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What is Figurative Language?Slide2
Figurative Language
What is it?Slide3
Types of Figurative Language
Metaphor
Simile
Personification
Hyperbole Slide4
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.
Example
:
My mom was boiling mad.
The Book Thief
:
“curtains of rain were drawn around the car.” (27)Slide5
Simile
Definition
: closely related to the metaphor; type of figurative language in which two unlike things are compared to one another by using a phrase such as “like” or “as.”
Example
:
She’s as cunning as a fox.
The Book Thief
:
“The sky was like soup, boiling and stirring.” (12)Slide6
Personification
Definition
: a literary device in which human characteristics are given to inanimate objects, or to other creatures that are not human (such as a tree, or the wind).
Example
:
The wind was howling last night
The Book Thief
:
“apartment blocks that look nervous.” (27)Slide7
Hyperbole
Definition
:
Extreme exaggeration, not meant to be take seriously, but intentionally used to create a certain impression upon the audience.
Example
:
We had enough food to feed the whole army.
The Book Thief
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Which Type of Figurative Language?“Its wings were now sawn-off arms. No more flapping. Not for this metallic little bird.” (9)
“It felt as though the whole globe was dressed in snow. Like it had pulled it on, the way you pull on a sweater.” (6)Slide9
Which Type of Figurative Language?“his sentences glowed in the light” (20)Slide10
Your Assignment
“Real-Life Figurative Language
”
Start paying close attention to the way people speak and keep a log of figurative language.
Try to capture as many instances of it as possible, but
at least 2 of each type
.
Your examples ca
n be from T.V., movies, music, or your own conversations.