Unveiling the World of Figurative Language
Explore the beauty and depth of figurative language such as simile, metaphor, personification, and hyperbole. Unravel the meanings behind common expressions and song lyrics through non-literal language.
Unveiling the World of Figurative Language
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Figurative Language Simile, Metaphor, Personification and Hyperbole “I’m so hungry, I could eat a horse!”
the words and sayings we don’t mean literally • “I am so hungry, I could eat a horse!” Can a human being eat a whole horse? • Figurative Language (non-literal language) • 1. Simile 2. Metaphor 3. Personification 4. Hyperbole • Simile Definition: ________________________________________________________________ • ______________________________________________________________________________ • Metaphor Definition: _____________________________________________________________ • ______________________________________________________________________________ • Personification Definition: _________________________________________________________ • ______________________________________________________________________________ • Hyperbole Definition: ____________________________________________________________ • ______________________________________________________________________________
Identify each of these song lyrics as simile, metaphor, personification, or hyperbole • “I ain’t got nothing but love Babe, eight days a week” (The Beatles). __________________________________________ • Explain your answer ______________________________ • _______________________________________________ • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vs5qsk0pc6Y
Identify the device used • “It seems to me you lived your life like a candle in the wind” (Elton John). ______________________________________ • Explain your answer: _____________________________ • ______________________________________________ • ______________________________________________ • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uvux60fqNU8
Identify the device USEd • “…and I miss you, like the deserts miss the rain” (Sade). • _____________________________ Explain your answer: ___________________________________________________ • _________________________________________________ • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcFGippGI0I&feature=related
Identify the device used • “This song is drowning in the blood” (Weezer). __________________________________ Explain answer: _____________________________________________________ • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENXvZ9YRjbo&ob=av3e • (Sorry, this one starts with an ad.)
Identify The device used • “…and she’s buying a stairway to heaven” (Led Zeppelin). __________________________________ Explain answer: _____________________________________________________ • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Q7Vr3yQYWQ