Figurative Language
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Comparing two or more things by using “like” or “as”- Example: “as sweet as pie” or "roar like a lion"
Simile
A word of opposite meaning.
Antonym
The purpose of this text structure is to present a dilemma (a problem) and something that can be done to solve it.
The purpose of this text structure is to tell what happened and why it happened.
Cause and Effect
This account is written by someone who experienced the event and may include opinions. The pronouns I, me, we are used in this account.
Firsthand account (or first person point of view)
An expression that doesn’t exactly mean what the words say.- Example “It’s raining cats and dogs.” or “She spilled the beans.”
Idiom
a word that has the same meaning as another word (or nearly the same meaning)
Synonym
The purpose of this text structure is to show similarities and differences between two or more things.
Compare and contrast
What type of figurative language is this? "The flowers danced to the wind."
Personification
This account is written by a person who was not there but has learned about an event or time period. The pronouns he, she and they are used in this account.
Secondhand account (or second person point of view)
Describes something by saying it IS something else. Not literal! Example- “She is an angel.” or “The athlete is a machine.”
Metaphor
Giving human qualities to nonhuman things.- Example: “The sun kissed my cheeks.” or “The wind howled.”
Personification
The purpose of this text structure is to explain the steps in a process to make or do something.
Chronological/sequence–(instructions)
What type of figurative language is this? "The early bird gets the worm?"
Adage or Proverb
What type of figurative language is this? "He is a couch potato."
metaphor
A purposeful exaggeration not meant to be taken literally. Example: “I have a million things to do.” or “I am as hungry as a horse.”
Hyperbole
the act of creating or using words that include sounds that are similar to the noises the words refer to. Example: bang, click, buzz
onomatopoeia
The purpose of this text structure is to describe events in the order in which they took place
Chronological/sequence-(events)
What type of figurative language is this? "This bag weighs a ton!"
Hyperbole
What type of figurative language is this? "She was feeling under the weather."
Idiom
A short popular saying that gives a piece of wisdom or advice. -Example- “An apple a day keeps the doctor away.” or “Actions speak louder than words.”
Adage or proverb
When two or more words begin with the same sound.
Example: green grass grew on the sidewalks
The purpose of this text structure is to provide details or characteristics about a topic.
Description
What type of figurative language is this? CRASH! BANG! BUZZ!
Onomatopoeia
What type of figurative language is this? "Sally sells seashells by the seashore."
Alliteration