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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