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F. gurative. Language. Literal vs. Figurative. Literal The words mean exactly what they say. Figurative. The words have a different meaning than what they say. Figurative language. I have to figure out the meaning of these words!. Writers use figurative language to:
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F gurative Language
Literal vs. Figurative Literal The words mean exactly what they say. Figurative The words have a differentmeaning than what they say.
Figurativelanguage I have to figure out the meaning of these words!
Writers use figurative language to: • create vivid images in the mind of the reader • make their writing more colorful and interesting • help readers picture and understand characters, ideas, and events
Types of Figurative Language -Metaphor - Simile - Personification - Hyperbole - Idiom
Metaphor A comparison between two unrelated things without using the words “like” or “as”
Examples of Metaphor Can you figure out the meaning of these sentences? • The airport was a zoo. • Her heart was a stone. • America is a melting pot. • My friend is a gem. comparing
Simile A comparison between two unrelated items using the word “like” or “as”
Examples of Simile • The children were as quiet as mice. • He ran as fast as lightning. • The baby’s eyes are like stars shining in the night. • Her feet were like blocks of ice.
Personification A comparison in which something that is not human is described with human qualities.
Examples of Personification • Sun smiles • Clouds cry • Willows weep • Flowers dance
Hyperbole An exaggerated statement used for special effect or emphasis
Examples of Hyperbole She waited an eternity. This book weighs a ton. I could have slept for a year. Her smile was a mile wide. We went over the plan a million times. Can What do these mean?
Idiom A group of words with a special meaning
Examples of Idioms • She was on cloud nine! • He’s just pulling your leg. • It’s raining cats and dogs. • That was a piece of cake. • Boy, are we in a pickle! • It’s time you turned over a new leaf.
Figurative Language in Poetry Read the following poems. Then, turn and talk to your reading partner to answer these questions. Can you figure out themeaning? Can you identify the type of figurative language? What comparisons are made?
Dreams by Langston Hughes Hold fast to dreams For if dreams die Life is a broken-winged bird That cannot fly. Hold fast to dreams For when dreams go Life is a barren field Frozen with snow.
Moonlight Like a white cat Moonlight peers through windows, Listening, watching. Like a white cat it moves Across the threshold And stretches itself on the floor It sits on a chair And puts white paws on the table Moonlight crouches among shadows, Watching, waiting The slow passing of night. - -Maud E. Uschold
Fog The fog comes on little cat feet. It sits looking over harbor and city on silent haunches and then, moves on. -Carl Sandburg
Concord Hymn by Ralph Waldo Emerson By the rude bridge that arched the flood, Their flag to April’s breeze unfurled, Here once the embattled farmers stood And fired the shot heard round the world.
Dandelion by Hilda Conkling Oh little soldier with the golden helmet, What are you guarding on my lawn? You with your green gun And your yellow beard, Why do you stand so stiff? There is only the grass to fight!
Brooms by Dorothy Aldis On stormy days When the wind is high Tall trees are brooms Sweeping the sky They swish their branches In buckets of rain, And swash and sweep it Blue again.
