Transcript Types of Figurative Language

What is Figurative
Language?
Figurative Language
• What is it?
Types of Figurative Language
• Metaphor
• Simile
• Personification
• Hyperbole
Metaphor
• Definition: a type of figurative language in which
the terms of one thing are used to describe
some other, non-related, item. Is used to draw a
comparison between two things, which are
generally not grouped together.
• Example: My mom was boiling mad.
• The Book Thief: “curtains of rain were drawn
around the car.” (27)
Simile
• Definition: closely related to the metaphor; type
of figurative language in which two unlike things
are compared to one another by using a phrase
such as “like” or “as.”
• Example: She’s as cunning as a fox.
• The Book Thief: “The sky was like soup, boiling
and stirring.” (12)
Personification
• Definition: a literary device in which human
characteristics are given to inanimate objects, or
to other creatures that are not human (such as a
tree, or the wind).
• Example: The wind was howling last night
• The Book Thief: “apartment blocks that look
nervous.” (27)
Hyperbole
• Definition: Extreme exaggeration, not meant
to be take seriously, but intentionally used to
create a certain impression upon the
audience.
• Example: We had enough food to feed the
whole army.
• The Book Thief:
Which Type of Figurative Language?
“Its wings were now sawn-off arms. No more
flapping. Not for this metallic little bird.” (9)
“It felt as though the whole globe was dressed in
snow. Like it had pulled it on, the way you pull
on a sweater.” (6)
Which Type of Figurative Language?
“his sentences glowed in the light” (20)
Your Assignment
“Real-Life Figurative Language”
Start paying close attention to the way people
speak and keep a log of figurative language.
Try to capture as many instances of it as
possible, but at least 2 of each type.
Your examples can be from T.V., movies, music,
or your own conversations.