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Figurative Language Part 1Grade 6

11Difference between Literal and Figurative LanguageLiteral: Literal means "exact" or "not exaggerated." Words function exactly as defined in the sentences.

Examples:The car is blue.He caught the football.

These sentences mean exactly what they say without exaggeration. You dont have to figure anything out.22Difference between Literal and Figurative LanguageFigurative: Figurative Language is language that means more than what it says on the surface. You must figure out what it means.

Examples:

She is a soaring eagle.His mouth is a vacuum cleaner.In these sentences, you have to figure out what the writer is trying to say. What does the writer mean by soaring eagle in the 1st sentence? What does the writer mean by vacuum cleaner in the 2nd sentence? Did you figure it out! This is what you have to do with figurative language.33Recognizing 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. It helps the reader to visualize (see) what the writer is thinking.It puts a picture in the readers mind.Poets use figurative language often.

44Recognizing Figurative Language Whenever you describe something by comparing it with something else, you are using figurative language.

55Types of Figurative LanguagePart 1SimileMetaphorPersonificationAlliterationHyperboleOnomatopoeia Lets begin our journey into the world of figurative language. You will learn about the following types of figurative language66Simile- is a comparison of two unlike things using like or as.

Examples of Similes:

The metal twisted like a ribbon.

She is as sweet as candy.

He is as busy as a bee.

77Important!Using like or as doesnt make a simile.

A comparison must be made.

Not a Simile: I like pizza. Simile: The moon is like a pizza.

88Simile SongWatch the Simile Movie:

99Metaphor- is a comparison of two different things without using signal words such as like or as.

Examples of metaphors:Metaphor 1: She is a graceful swan. She is compared to a swan.Metaphor 2: Johns mind is a computer. Johns mind is compared to a computer.Metaphor 3: Stars are flowers in the meadow of the sky. Stars are compared to flowers.1010What is a Metaphor?

Watch the Metaphor Movie:1111Similes and MetaphorsLets practiceIs the sentence a simile or a metaphor? Click to see the answer after you read the sentence.1212

The field is a rainbow of colors.Metaphor1313The trees are like a canopy protecting the road.

Simile1414The church is like a magical castle in the sky.

Simile1515The leaves are a blanketcovering the ground.

Metaphor1616The lake is as a smooth as glass.

Simile1717The lake is a mirror of beauty.

Metaphor1818The island is like a star from the sky.

Simile1919The tree is like an oasis in the desert.

Simile2020The clouds are balls of cotton.

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2222More Figurative LanguageIt is time to continue with more figurative language techniques2323Personification- is giving human traits to objects or ideas.

Examples:

The wind yells while blowing. (The wind cant yell.)

The sunlight danced. (The sunlight cant dance.)

The stars smiled down on us. (Stars cannot smile.)

The streets are calling me. (Streets cannot call you.)

2424What is Personification?Watch the Personification Movie:

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Examples2626Personification QuestionsComplete this exercise on your paper.In each sentence below, an object or idea is personified. Identify the object or idea that is being personified and tell which human trait is given to the object or idea.1. The wind whispered through the dark and gloomy forest.What is being personified? _____________Which human trait or quality is given? ________________2. The lumberjack leveled the many trees into a clearing and his chainsaw sang its deadly song.What is being personified? ________________________Which human trait or quality is given? _______________3. When Monica walked through the shoe store, each shiny pair of high heels called out to her.What is being personified? ________________________Which human trait or quality is given? _______________

2727Alliteration- the repetition of the initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words ... kind of like tongue twisters.Example: She was wide-eyed and wondering while she waited for Walter to waken.

2828More Alliteration ExamplesPeter Piper picked a peck of picked pepper.

She sells sea shells by the sea shore.2929Alliteration ExerciseComplete this exercise on your paper.Directions: Select words from the columns below and make an alliteration phrase! Write the phrase on your worksheet.

3030Hyperbole- Exaggerating to show strong feeling or effect.

Examples:

I ate a thousand pounds of pasta.

The project took me a million hours to complete.

3131OnomatopoeiaUse of words such as ka-boom, buzz, bang, or boo that imitate the sounds associated with the objects or actions they refer to. Examples:

The firecracker made a loud ka-boom!

Buzz, went the bee!

Swoosh went the basketball throughthe loop.

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