Figurative Language. How Do Authors Use Words  Literal Language: The words an author uses mean exactly what would be in the dictionary.  Ex. The river.

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Figurative Language

How Do Authors Use Words  Literal Language: The words an author uses mean exactly what would be in the dictionary.  Ex. The river flooded in the spring.

Does the author literally mean that the man is as thin as a piece of wood? Does the author literally mean that the man is a mountain?

When an author uses figurative language… *the words aren’t meant to be taken literally. *They create a picture in the reader’s mind * There are many types of figurative language

Similes, Metaphors and Personification WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE??

Similes  A comparison between two things that are usually not alike.  Similes always use the words like or as.  Ex. Lisa’s tears streamed down her face like a flooding river.

What is being compared?  Her eyes were as blue as the ocean.  His mother moved like a tornado through the kitchen preparing dinner.

His mother moved like a tornado through the kitchen preparing dinner.  What does the author really mean?  Why write it as a simile instead of just saying it?

“as busy as a bee” comparing someone’s level of energy to a fast- flying bee "as snug as a bug in a rug" comparing someone who is very cozy to how comfortable a bug can be in a rug "Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're going to get." comparing the uncertainty of life to the uncertainty of choosing a chocolate from a box "as agile as a monkey" implying someone can move as well as a monkey does "as black as coal" comparing the color of something dark to the very- dark coal color "as blind as a bat" indicating that the person cannot see any better than a bat can

What is a metaphor?  A metaphor is also a comparison. The difference is that it does not use the word like or as to compare two things. A metaphor simply suggests that things are the same.

Brain Pop on Similes and Metaphors Brain Pop Brain Pop

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Look at the lyrics for the song Firework by Katie Perry. Circle all of the similes with a red pen and write what she is REALLY saying in the margin. Do the same for all of the metaphors with a blue pen. How does her use of figurative language make the song better? Write your answer on the back of the paper.

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