Figurative Figurative Language:Language:

Words or phrases that Words or phrases that are not used with their are not used with their

basic or usual basic or usual meaning. They are meaning. They are

given a more given a more imaginative meaningimaginative meaning..

Examples of figurative Examples of figurative language are…..language are…..

Simile:Simile:ComparingComparing two things by two things by

saying that one thing is saying that one thing is likelike something else.something else.

Example:Example: The sea is The sea is likelike a hungry dog.a hungry dog.

Metaphor:Metaphor:Saying that one thing Saying that one thing isis

something else.something else.

Example: Example: My Mum My Mum isis an an angel.angel.

Personification:Personification:MakingMaking a thing a thing

sound likesound like a a person or an person or an

animal.animal.

Example: Example: The The wind wind whistledwhistled a a deafening tune.deafening tune.

Figurative Figurative Language:Language:

is the opposite of is the opposite of LITERALLITERAL language.language.

Literal means to describe Literal means to describe something something exactlyexactly as it as it

is is

– – Can you think of an Can you think of an example?example?