2. Go Figure! Figurative Language Grades 6 Ms. De Los Rios

3. Recognizing Figurative Language The opposite of literal language is 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. Poets use figurative language almost as frequently as literal language. When you read poetry, you must be conscious of the difference. Otherwise, a poem may make no sense at all. Printed QuizOnline Quiz

4. Recognizing Literal Language “I’ve eaten so much I feel as if I could literally burst!” In this case, the person is not using the word literally in its true meaning. Literal means "exact" or "not exaggerated." By pretending that the statement is not exaggerated, the person stresses how much he has eaten. Literal language is language that means exactly what is said. Most of the time, we use literal language.

5. What is figurative language? Whenever you describe something by comparing it with something else, you are using figurative language.

6. Types of Figurative Language Imagery Simile Metaphor Alliteration Personification Onomatopoeia Hyperbole Idioms

7. Types of Figurative Language Continuation Allusion Oxymoron Symbol

8. Symbol is using an object or action that means something more than its literal meaning. *The practice of representing things by means of symbols or of attributing symbolic meanings or significance to objects, events, or relationships.

9. Symbol (examples)

10. Allusion Allusion is a brief reference to a person, event, or place, real or fictitious, or to a work of art. Casual reference to a famous historical or literary figure or event. An allusion may be drawn from history, geography, literature, or religion.

11. Allusion (example) We met as soul mates On Parris Island We left as inmates From an asylum And we were sharp As sharp as knives And we were so gung ho To lay down our lives We came in spastic Like tameless horses We left in plastic As numbered corpses And we learned fast To travel light Our arms were heavy But our bellies were tight Lyrics from Goodnight Saigon by Billy Joel talking about the Vietnam War.

12. Oxymoron Oxymoron is putting two contradictory words together. Jumbo shrimp Legally drunk Pretty ugly

13. Imagery Language that appeals to the senses. Descriptions of people or objects stated in terms of our senses. Sight Hearing Touch Taste Smell

14. Imagery (examples) “ On a starry winter night in Portugal Where the ocean kissed the southern shore There a dream I never thought would come to pass Came and went like time spent through an hourglass” -Teena Marie, Did you notice how descriptive the lyrics are? “Portuguese Love” The sample above was taken from soul, songstress of the 1980s, Teena Marie’s hit love song entitled “Portuguese Love.”

15. Simile Simile is the comparison of two unlike things using like or as. Example: The muscles on his brawny arms are strong as iron bands. The toilet paper is as fluffy as a cloud. He is as dumb as a brick.

16. Metaphor A Metaphor is comparison of two unlike things using the verb "to be“. Example: The road was a ribbon wrapped through the dessert. His teeth are rotten black olives.

17. Alliteration Repeated consonant sounds occurring at the beginning of words or within words. Example: She was wide-eyed and wondering while she waited for Walter to waken. Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. Sally sells seashells by the seashore.

18. Personification A figure of speech which gives the qualities of a person to an animal, an object, or an idea. Example: “The wind yells while blowing.“ The wind cannot yell. Only a living thing can yell. A smiling moon A jovial Sun

19. Onomatopoeia Onomatopoeia is a word that imitates the sound it represents. Example: The firecracker made a loud ka- boom! Glup Grrr Pow Bang

20. Hyperbole An exaggerated statement used to heighten effect. It is not used to mislead the reader, but to emphasize a point. Example: She’s said so on several million occasions.

21. Idioms An Idiom is a fixed, distinctive, and often colorful expression whose meaning cannot be understood from the combined meanings of its individual words. Example:  "She has a bee in her bonnet," meaning "she is obsessed”  Birds of a feather flock together

22. Figurative Language Resources Eye on Idioms (Online PPT) Eye on Idioms Paint by Idioms (Game) Paint by Idioms Alliteration or Simile? (Quiz) Alliteration or Simile? Similes and Metaphors (PPT) Similes and Metaphors The Search for Similes, Metaphors, and Idioms (PPT) The Search for Similes, Metaphors, and Idioms Alliteration (PPT) Alliteration Onomatopoeia (PPT) Onomatopoeia Personification (PPT) Personification Hyperbole (PPT) Hyperbole Idioms (PPT) Idioms Simile (PPT) Simile

23. Teaching Similes and Metaphors Alliteration Lesson Plan and Resources http://volweb.utk.edu/Schools/bedford/harrisms/1allitera.htm http://volweb.utk.edu/Schools/bedford/harrisms/1allitera.htm Hyperbole- Lesson Plans and Resources http://volweb.utk.edu/Schools/bedford/harrisms/10lesson.htm http://volweb.utk.edu/Schools/bedford/harrisms/10lesson.htm Idiom Lesson Plan http://volweb.utk.edu/Schools/bedford/harrisms/6lesson.htm http://volweb.utk.edu/Schools/bedford/harrisms/6lesson.htm Imagery- Lesson Plans and Resources http://volweb.utk.edu/Schools/bedford/harrisms/imagery2.htm http://volweb.utk.edu/Schools/bedford/harrisms/imagery2.htm Lesson Plan for Puns http://volweb.utk.edu/Schools/bedford/harrisms/5lesson.htm http://volweb.utk.edu/Schools/bedford/harrisms/5lesson.htm Onomatopoeia- Lesson Plans and Resources http://volweb.utk.edu/Schools/bedford/harrisms/9lesson.htm http://volweb.utk.edu/Schools/bedford/harrisms/9lesson.htm Personification Lesson Plans and Resources http://volweb.utk.edu/Schools/bedford/harrisms/7lesson.htm Proverbs- Lesson Plans and Resources http://volweb.utk.edu/Schools/bedford/harrisms/proverbs2.htm http://volweb.utk.edu/Schools/bedford/harrisms/proverbs2.htm