Figurative Language Presentation   Figurative Language Presentation Writers use figurative language- expressions that are not literally true- to create original descriptions.

What will we cover? In this lesson, we will learn about metaphor, simile, imagery, personification and symbolism.  All of which we will be actively using while writing our narrative essay.

What do you already know about metaphor, simile, imagery, personification and symbolism? Take a few moments, and in your notebooks, define in your own words, or with examples, metaphor, simile, imagery, personification and symbolism.

Her mind is a sponge that absorbs all the details. METAPHOR A metaphor is a comparison of two things NOT using like or as.   Her mind is a sponge that absorbs all the details. =

SIMILE A simile is a comparison of two things USING like or as. His mind is like a sponge absorbing all the details. IS LIKE A

IMAGERY In literature, imagery involves one or more of your five senses (hearing, taste, touch, smell, sight). An author uses a word or a phrase to stimulate your memory of those senses.  

Example: The trees danced in the wind. PERSONIFICATION Personification is giving human-like attributes or personal nature to inanimate or non-human things.   Example: The trees danced in the wind. A tree is an inanimate object that may sway in the wind, but it cannot get up and dance.

Symbols make works deeper, richer, more meaningful and colorful. SYMBOLISM A symbol is an object or thing that stands for something else and can have multiple meanings. Symbolism consists of using a single object within a story that stands for something else. Symbolism may be obvious or more subtle or hidden so that the reader must really think and study the work to grasp the author's true meaning.   Symbols make works deeper, richer, more meaningful and colorful.

Directions: Identify each as a metaphor or simile Directions: Identify each as a metaphor or simile. Then, explain the meaning.  Her hair was golden silk streaming in the afternoon breeze  The algebra question x+16=30 is a sharp object jiggling around in my brain  Jordan walked like an elephant on parade  Jan’s broken nose swelled up like a big red balloon  Tim was as tall as Mount Everest  Carrying my book bag was like dragging around a bag of boulders  Jordan’s reply was burning hot and crispy  Michael is the lion king of his class  She danced like she was trying to stomp on rabid squirrels  John is the Tiger Woods of his golf team

Monday Morning  The alarm clock bellows  Five o’clock is too early for any human to be stirring  The warm sheets wrap  My tired body does not want releasing  The Mirror screams  Monday mornings prod  The bed is near and in it I am crawling

Directions: Identify which lines show personification Directions: Identify which lines show personification. Write yes or no by each line, and tell why it is or is not personification.  Her silky hair moved with the breeze  My shower is jealous because it thinks I like my bed better in the morning  The knot on Jan’s leg looked like a golf ball  My computer growled at me when I hit the wrong button  The chair stood straight like a soldier on guard by the door  Carrying my book bag was like dragging around a 10 pound sack of flour  Michael was the alpha dog of his group  Hot flames from the fire licked my hands as I put on another log  Under Sarah’s bed, there were more dust bunnies than boxes and dirty clothes  The fiery red vase screamed to be recognized in the all white room