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

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. 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. =

5. 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

6. 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.  

9. 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.

10. 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.

13. 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

14. 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

15. 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