Transcript Figurative Language

 Obvious
exaggeration used
to make a point
I’m buried in a
mountain of
paperwork.
I called you a million times.
I could listen to this song forever.
Think of your own hyperbole. You may
choose one that you have heard before,
or you can create your own.
With a partner, share your example of a
hyperbole.
 Giving
a nonhuman
thing human
qualities or
actions.
Time never waits for anyone.
 Hey
Diddle, Diddle, the cat and the fiddle.
The cow jumped over the moon; the little
dog laughed to see such a sport. And the dish
ran away with the spoon.- Mother Goose
 An
expression or
phrase that has
figurative
meaning, usually
understood by a
particular group or
culture.
 Idioms
don’t mean
exactly what the
words say.
Something like this happens once in a blue
moon.
The early bird gets the worm.
It’s a piece of cake!
A
play on words,
due to either the
definition of the
word or the sound
of the word.
 Most
often, puns
are intended to be
humorous.
Where do you find
giant snails? On the
ends of giants’ fingers.
Which president is least guilty?
Lincoln. He is in a cent.
Santa’s helpers are
subordinate Clauses.
ENERGIZER BUNNY ARRESTED!
He was charged with battery.
An elephant’s opinion
carries a lot of weight.
Without geometry,
life is pointless.
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A type of comparison
between two objects
that are not thought
of to be the same.
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I am a rock
She is a shining star.
He is the sun to my sky.
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A comparison
between two unlike
objects using the
words “like” or “as.”
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Metaphor
Life is like a box of
chocolates.
She is as cute as a
bunny.
I am as happy as a clam.
Simile
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A comparison
between two unlike
things that continues
throughout a series of
sentences in a
paragraph, or lines in
a poem.
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“All the world’s a
stage, and all the
men and women
merely players; They
have their exits and
their entrances; And
one man in his time
plays many parts, His
acts being seven
ages.” ‘As You Like It”
by William
Shakespeare.
A
word that
imitates a sound.
 Imagery
language
describes something
in detail, but it
appeals to the
senses.
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As Max opened the
door, he was hit in the
face with a smell that
was similar to rotting
pumpkins.
Sight
Hearing
Moon
Smell
Taste
Touch
 The
repetition of
consonant sounds
at the beginning of
the words.
 Sally
sells seashells
by the seashore.
The shells Sally
sells are surely
from the sea.
A
reference to a
well known piece
of literature, art,
song, event, or
person in a work of
literature.
Example:
His Goliath frame seemed to
dwarf the other football
players
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“Goliath” is a reference to
the character in the Bible
named Goliath. He was a
giant who was defeated by
a small boy named David
wielding a sling-shot and a
few stones. This allusion
tells the readers that the
boy in the sentence above
is a large boy-larger than
those around him.
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The kindergartners
were frightened of
the new principal who
reminded them of
Cruella DeVille.
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Although the
earthquake did a
great deal of damage,
it was nothing
compared to 9/11.
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He poured his heart
out in the love letter
to his girlfriend. The
letter was as poetic
as if Shakespeare
himself had written
it.
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When I taught
kindergarten, I often
felt like Little Bo
Peep as I tried to herd
five year olds down
the hall.