Transcript Figurative Language - Saint Xavier University

Figurative Language
Examples of Figurative Language
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Similes
Metaphors
Personification
Idioms
Similes
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A comparison of 2 things that have
some quality in common
Uses the words:
like
as
than
Similes
Example:
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“That night the moon was round and white as
my Sunday hat.”
What two things are being compared?
Answer: Moon and Sunday Hat
Similes
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The coin is as bright as the sun.
coin and sun
My brother eats like a voracious pig.
brother and pig
Her eyes are like the midnight sky.
eyes and sky
The child is as sly as a fox.
child and fox
His temper is as explosive as a computer.
temper and computer
More Fun with Similes
“Dream Deferred”
What happens to a dream deferred?
Does it dry up
Like a raisin in the sun?
Or fester like a sore-And then run?
Does it stink like rotten meat?
Or crust and sugar over-like a syrupy sweet?
Maybe it just sags
like a heavy load.
Or does it explode?
Examples of Similes:
Dream deferred-raisin in the sun; a festering sore; rotten
meat; a syrupy sweet; a heavy load
Similes
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Tom is very hungry. He is as hungry as a….
I love school. It is like…
I hate school. It is like…
Chocolate is so delicious. It is as good as…
The plants smell horrible. They smell like…
You saved my life. You are as brave as…
I am as busy as a…
Life is like a…
Metaphor
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A metaphor is a comparison of 2 things that
have some quality in common
Does not use the words:
like
as
than
Metaphor
Example:
Chocolate is heaven in a wrapper.
chocolate and heaven
“The branches of the old tree were long fingers
scratching at the window.
branches and long fingers
You have a heart of stone.
heart and stone
You are the sun in my life.
sun and life
“There is a fluttering forest of feathers.”
forest and birds
More Fun with Metaphors
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At night my bedroom is a real icebox.
bedroom and icebox
She is a regular adding machine.
she and adding machine
Tom’s brain is an encyclopedia of knowledge.
brain and encyclopedia
Metaphors
Complete the following metaphors:
Chocolate is…
There is so much homework to complete. It is…
School is a….
The lunchroom is a…
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Rewrite the following sentence using a metaphor:
It is cold outside.
Idioms
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A way of speaking beyond the dictionary definition
of a word
Example:
 It is raining cats and dogs outside.
Dictionary Definition (DD): Cats and dogs are falling
from the sky.
Figurative Language Definition (FLD): It is raining
hard outside.
Idioms
Lunch is on the house.
DD: My plate of a cheeseburger and fries are
resting on the top of my home.
FD: Lunch is free…Yeah!!!
My mom has a green thumb.
DD: My mother’s thumb is the color of green.
FD: My mom is good with planting.
My dad has lost his marbles.
DD: My dad cannot find his marbles.
FD: My dad has gone crazy.
More Fun with Idioms
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I am going to hit the books tonight.
DD: I will pound my fist into my math, science,
and social studies books.
FD: I am going to study very hard tonight.