Figurative Language

WW#4: figurative language DEFINITION: language that uses words or expressions with a meaning that is different from the actual meaning of the word.

Notes Simile- a comparison of two unlike things using the words like or as. Example: The Children flew into the cafeteria like a flock of hungry, chirping birds.

(Write down one simile you hear in the song!) Notes More examples: The room was as dreary as a gray winter day. The girls in their summer dresses looked like butterflies fluttering in the garden. (Write down one simile you hear in the song!)

Notes Metaphor- An implied comparison between two unlike things which gives added meaning to one of them.

(Write down one metaphor you hear in the song!) Notes Examples: The river is a slender snake that slithers down the mountain side and slides across the valley looking for a place to hide. The highway is a long, white thread that loops around the mountains, weaves through the fabric of small towns, and unwinds in the city, where it snarls and ties up all the traffic. (Write down one metaphor you hear in the song!)

HW: Worksheet Simile or Metaphor .

Notes ABSTRACT vs. CONCRETE

Concrete noun- can be verified with your five senses. Notes Concrete noun- can be verified with your five senses. Examples: Hole puncher, desk, room, sky...

Abstract noun- you can not verify its existence with your senses. Notes Abstract noun- you can not verify its existence with your senses. Examples: Love, anger, happiness...

Notes Love is... a song that means something special smiling eyes walking the dog holding hands one red rose

Notes Loneliness is... moving away a dark room imprisonment and empty mailbox an abandoned building

Notes Your Turn! Happiness is...

TSHIRT Read and look for the metaphor TCHART the comparisons – then answer on the bottom of the sheet: What’s the purpose of the author comparing the two objects? Explain and cite example