True or False
Figurative language has 4 main parts
He runs like the wind.
SIMILE
He is as busy as a bee.
He is very busy
The sun smiled down on us.
Subject: The sun
Device: Personification
Implied Meaning: The weather was warm and pleasant
In the sentence “He is a shining star,” what part is “He”?
The subject in figurative language is the hidden meaning of the sentence.
FALSE
The classroom was a zoo.
METAPHOR
She has a heart of stone.
She is cold or has no feelings.
He is a walking dictionary.
Subject: He
Device: Metaphor
Implied Meaning: He is very smart
In “She runs like the wind,” what part is “like” showing?
Figurative Device (Simile)
The figurative device is the technique used, like simile, metaphor, or personification
TRUE
The leaves danced in the wind.
PERSONIFICATION
I’m so hungry I could eat a horse.
I am extremely hungry.
She ran like lightning.
Subject: She
Device: Simile
Implied Meaning: She ran very fast
In “The test was a nightmare,” what part is “a nightmare”?
Figurative Device (Metaphor)
The implied meaning is always directly stated in the sentence.
FALSE
I’ve told you a million times.
HYPERBOLE
The test was a piece of cake.
The test was very easy
My backpack weighs a ton.
Subject: My backpack
Device: Hyperbole
Implied Meaning: It is very heavy
In “He has a heart of gold,” what part is it?
The implied meaning is what the reader understands the writers messag.
TRUE
The bees buzzed loudly
ONOMATOPOEIA
He spilled the beans.
He revealed a secret.
The thunder roared loudly.
Subject: The thunder
Device: Personification
Implied Meaning: The thunder was very loud
In “The wind whispered through the trees,” what part is “whispered”?
Figurative Device (Personification)