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What is figurative language?What is figurative language?

Figurative Language

• Figurative Language does not mean what it says.

• It paints a picture in the reader’s mind.• The author uses figurative language to

emphasize something.• It is often funny or shows a lot of

feeling.

Literal vs. Figurative

• Literal language means what it says.

• Amelia Bedelia is very literal. She always does exactly what the words say.

Figurative Language

• Ms. Garcia gave me a thousand pages of homework. (It really means; Ms. Garcia gave me a lot of homework.)

• Chill out! (It really means; relax.)

Figurative Language Examples

• That test was a piece of cake. (It really means that the test was easy.)

• I am dying of thirst. (It really means that you are really thirsty.)

Figurative Language

Types of FigurativeLanguage

Hyperbole Similes Metaphors