figurative language

• Figurative language


  A creative way to use words or phrases to make interesting comparisons, explain something that is abstract, or add dramatic effect
• Figurative language


  • Used by writers in stories, poems, and songs
  • Makes a text more engaging and relatable
  • Draws on the reader's emotions and helps them think about a topic in a new way
• Types of figurative language covered

  • Similes
  • Metaphors
  • Personification
  • Idioms
  • Hyperbole
• Simile


  A direct comparison of two things using 'like' or 'as'
• Similes


  • You're like two peas in a pod
  • She's as sweet as sugar
• Metaphor


  A direct comparison of two things without using 'like' or 'as'
• Metaphors


  • Here's a ray of sunshine
  • Time is money
  • Life's a roller coaster
• Personification


  Giving human characteristics to non-human things like objects or animals
• Personification


  • The flowers danced in the wind
  • That last piece of cake is calling my name
• Idiom


  A word, phrase, or expression that cannot be taken literally
• Idioms

  • The cat is out of the bag
  • You're pulling my leg
• Hyperbole


  Exaggeration for emphasis and to intensify an image
• Hyperbole


  • I'm so hungry I could eat dirt
  • I've asked you a million times to clean your room