Figurative Language
What is a simile?
To compare two things using like or as
Figurative language is...
words used creatively so they don’t mean what they usually mean.
Imagery uses descriptive language to appeal to the...
5 senses.
He’s a night owl.
Metaphor
Poems are fiction or non fiction?
FICTION
What is a metaphor?
To compare two things without using like or as.
_______ the reader's feelings created by the text
MOOD
Simile is when you compare two things using ____ or ____.
Simile is when you compare two things using LIKE or AS.
It was like watching a pot boil.
Simile
"No matter the odds, the girl would not give up. She was going to finish the race!" WHAT IS THE MOOD?
The reader's mood, or feeling, might be “inspired” or “motivated.
What is personification?
To give a non human object human qualities.
________the author's attitude toward the subject
TONE
LITERAL MEANING? Maybe the middle of the street isn’t the best place for your child to play.
It is not safe and smart to play in the middle of the street.
It was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.
Hyperbole
"No matter the odds, the girl would not give up. She was going to finish the race!" WHAT IS THE TONE?
The author's tone, or attitude, is “determined.”
What is alliteration?
Repetition of the same letter sound.
WHICH FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE IS THIS: "Her eyes were fireflies."
Metaphor
Figurative language is a __________ that does not have its normal everyday, literal meaning.
Figurative language is a word or phrase that does not have its normal everyday, literal meaning.
This dish is screaming for salt.
Personification
WHAT IS THE LITERAL MEANING OF THIS SENTENCE: Let’s just say that Elon Musk has got a few nickels to rub together.
Elon Musk is rich.
What is onomatopoeia?
The moon turned over to face the day.
Personification
A ______ is a comparison which is not literally true.
Jack jumped just in time.
Alliteration
WHAT IS THE LITERAL MEANING OF THIS SENTENCE:
He was an unsafe man.