Figurative Language : Figurative Language Metaphors & Similes
Welcome : Welcome Welcome to the figurative language lesson series. We will be exploring many different types of figurative language together! So get ready for this awesome journey.
You will need a pen, a notebook, and the figurative language PowerPoint.
Remember to take notes!
Figurative Language : Figurative Language Figurative Language is the use of words that go beyond their ordinary meaning. It requires you to use your imagination to figure out the author's meaning
Whenever you describe something by comparing it with something else, you are using figurative language.
Today we will learn about two different types of figurative language: SIMILES & METAPHORS.
Simile : Simile A simile uses the words “like” or “as”to compare one object or idea with another to suggest they are alike.EXAMPLES
She was as busy as a bee.
The man was as blind as a bat.
His teeth were as bright as the sun.
Metaphor : Metaphor The metaphor states a fact or draws a verbal picture by the use of comparison.A simile would say you are like something; a metaphor is more positive - it says you are something.
EXAMPLES:
The sky is a snotty handkerchief.
The streets were a furnace.
My heart is a lonely hunter .
Slide 6 : GET THE PICTURE METAPHOR SIMILE BOTH TYPES OF FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE MAKE COMPARISONS Directly compares
two unlike things without
using “like” or “as” Uses “like” or “as” to
compare two unlike things.
Simile or Metaphor? : Simile or Metaphor? The professor was as smart as Albert Einstein.
The clouds were as white as my great-grandmother's hair.
Her soft voice was music to his ears.
Bruce is like the lion king of his class.
Ashton tried to help but his legs were rubber.
Figurative Language Challenge : Figurative Language Challenge Listen to the Figurative Language song.
Write down the two similes that are mentioned in the song.
Write down the two metaphors that are mentioned in the song.
Send those to me via e-mail.
BONUS POINTS: Listen to two of your favorite songs. Write down the examples of similes and metaphors you hear. Include the name of the song and the list of examples with the above assignment. (NO PROFANITY)