1. Figurative Language

2. Examples of Figurative Language
Similes
Metaphors
Personification
Idioms

3. Similes A comparison of 2 things that have some quality in common
Uses the words:
like as
than

4. Similes
Example:
“That night the moon was round and white as my Sunday hat.”
What two things are being compared?
Answer: Moon and Sunday Hat

5. Similes The coin is as bright as the sun. coin and sun
My brother eats like a voracious pig.
brother and pig
Her eyes are like the midnight sky.
eyes and sky
The child is as sly as a fox.
child and fox
His temper is as explosive as a computer.
temper and computer

6. More Fun with Similes “Dream Deferred”
What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up Like a raisin in the sun? Or fester like a sore-- And then run? Does it stink like rotten meat? Or crust and sugar over-- like a syrupy sweet? Maybe it just sags like a heavy load. Or does it explode?
Examples of Similes:
Dream deferred-raisin in the sun; a festering sore; rotten meat; a syrupy sweet; a heavy load

7. Similes Complete the following similes:
Tom is very hungry. He is as hungry as a….
I love school. It is like…
I hate school. It is like…
Chocolate is so delicious. It is as good as…
The plants smell horrible. They smell like…
You saved my life. You are as brave as…
I am as busy as a…
Life is like a…

8. Metaphor
A metaphor is a comparison of 2 things that have some quality in common
Does not use the words:
like as
than

9. Metaphor Example: Chocolate is heaven in a wrapper.
chocolate and heaven
“The branches of the old tree were long fingers scratching at the window.
branches and long fingers
You have a heart of stone.
heart and stone
You are the sun in my life.
sun and life
“There is a fluttering forest of feathers.”
forest and birds

10. More Fun with Metaphors
At night my bedroom is a real icebox.
bedroom and icebox
She is a regular adding machine.
she and adding machine
Tom’s brain is an encyclopedia of knowledge.
brain and encyclopedia

11. Metaphors Complete the following metaphors: Chocolate is…
There is so much homework to complete. It is…
School is a….
The lunchroom is a…
Rewrite the following sentence using a metaphor:
It is cold outside.

12. Idioms A way of speaking beyond the dictionary definition of a word
Example:
It is raining cats and dogs outside.
Dictionary Definition (DD): Cats and dogs are falling from the sky.
Figurative Language Definition (FLD): It is raining hard outside.

13. Idioms Lunch is on the house.
DD: My plate of a cheeseburger and fries are resting on the top of my home.
FD: Lunch is free…Yeah!!!
My mom has a green thumb.
DD: My mother’s thumb is the color of green.
FD: My mom is good with planting.
My dad has lost his marbles.
DD: My dad cannot find his marbles.
FD: My dad has gone crazy.

14. More Fun with Idioms I am going to hit the books tonight.
DD: I will pound my fist into my math, science, and social studies books.
FD: I am going to study very hard tonight.