1. Figurative Language Part 1 Grade 6
Figuring it out!!!

2. Difference between Literal and Figurative Language
Literal: Literal means "exact" or "not exaggerated." Words function exactly as defined in the sentences.
Examples:
The car is blue.
He caught the football.
These sentences mean “exactly what they say” without exaggeration. You don’t have to figure anything out.

3. Difference between Literal and Figurative Language
Figurative: Figurative Language is language that means more than what it says on the surface. You must figure out what it means. Examples:
Janet is a soaring eagle.
Tom’s mouth is a vacuum cleaner.
In these sentences, you have to figure out what the writer is trying to say…

4. Recognizing Figurative Language
Figurative language is language that means more than what it says on the surface.
It usually gives us a feeling about its subject.
It helps the reader to visualize (see) what the writer is thinking.
It puts a picture in the readers mind.
Poets use figurative language often.

5. Recognizing Figurative Language
Whenever you describe something by comparing it with something else, you are using figurative language.

6. Types of Figurative Language Part 1
Let’s begin our journey into the world of figurative language. You will learn about the following types of figurative language…
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Alliteration
Hyperbole
Onomatopoeia

7. - is a comparison of two unlike things using “like” or “as.”
Simile
- is a comparison of two unlike things using “like” or “as.”
Examples of Similes:
The metal twisted like a ribbon.
She is as sweet as candy.
Tom is as busy as a bee.

8. A comparison must be made.
Important!
Using “like” or “as” doesn’t make a simile.
A comparison must be made.
Not a Simile: I like pizza.
Simile: The moon is like a pizza.

9. Simile Song
Watch the Simile Movie:

10. Examples of metaphors:
- is a comparison of two different things without using signal words such as “like” or “as.”
Examples of metaphors:
Metaphor 1: She is a graceful swan.
She is compared to a swan.
Metaphor 2: John’s mind is a computer.
 John’s mind is compared to a computer.
Metaphor 3: Stars are flowers in the meadow of the sky.
Stars are compared to flowers.

11. What is a Metaphor?
Watch the Metaphor Movie for review:

12. Similes and Metaphors
Let’s practice… Is the sentence a simile or a metaphor? Click to see the answer after you read the sentence.

13. The field is a rainbow of colors.
Metaphor
The field is a rainbow of colors.

14. The trees are like a canopy protecting the road.
Simile
The trees are like a canopy protecting the road.

15. The church
is like a
magical castle
in the sky.
Simile

16. The leaves
are a blanket
covering the ground.
Metaphor

17. The lake is as smooth as glass.
Simile
The lake is as smooth as glass.

18. The lake is a mirror of beauty.
Metaphor
The lake is a mirror of beauty.

19. The island is like a star from the sky.
Simile
The island is like a star from the sky.

20. The tree is like an oasis in the desert.
Simile
The tree is like an oasis in the desert.

21. The clouds are balls of cotton.
Metaphor
The clouds are balls of cotton.

22. It’s time to take a quiz!
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23. More Figurative Language
It is time to continue with more figurative language techniques…

24. Personification - is giving human traits to objects or ideas.
Examples:
The wind yells while blowing. (The wind can’t yell.)
The sunlight danced. (The sunlight can’t dance.)
The stars smiled down on us. (Stars cannot smile.)
The streets are calling me. (Streets cannot call you.)

25. What is Personification?
Watch the Personification Movie for review:

27. Personification Questions
In each sentence below, an object or idea is personified. Identify the object or idea that is being personified and tell which human trait is given to the object or idea.
1. The wind whispered through the dark and gloomy forest.
What is being personified? _____________
Which human trait or quality is given? ________________
2. The lumberjack leveled the many trees into a clearing and his chainsaw sang its deadly song.
What is being personified? ________________________
Which human trait or quality is given? _______________
3. When Monica walked through the shoe store, each shiny pair of high heels called out to her.

28. Alliteration
- the repetition of the initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words ... kind of like tongue twisters.
Example: She was wide-eyed and wondering while she waited for Walter to waken.

29. More Alliteration Examples
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled pepper. She sells sea shells by the sea shore.

30. Alliteration Exercise
Directions: Select words from the columns below and make an alliteration phrase! Write the phrase on your worksheet.

31. Hyperbole - Exaggerating to show strong feeling or effect. Examples:
I ate a thousand pounds of pasta.
The project took me a million hours to complete.

32. Onomatopoeia
Use of words such as ka-boom, buzz, bang, or boo that imitate the sounds associated with the objects or actions they refer to.
Examples:
The firecracker made a loud ka-boom!
Buzz, went the bee!
Swoosh went the basketball through
the loop.

33. It times to take a quiz! Click the link below to take the quiz.

34. Ready to win a million dollars with your knowledge of figurative language?
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