Figurative Language
Fill in the blank: Figurative language is a _____ way of saying something.
Fancy, creative
What is being compared and why?
The lake was a mirror.
The lake is being compared to a mirror because it is so calm that I can see my reflection in it.
She was a walking color wheel, always wearing just about every shade possible, all at once.
metaphor
Her hair was a flowing river streaming down her shoulders.
Her hair was long, silky, and smooth
Who was the powerful shark at the end of Part 3?
Zether
Define "simile"
Comparing 2 things using "like" or "as".
What is being compared and why?
After two hours in the sun, my grandmother was a lobster.
My grandmother is being compared to a lobster because she was red from a sunburn.
My mom was just as angry as my father when I came home late.
neither
The man was a volcano waiting to erupt.
The man was angry.
What did Zether roll into to take the boy down?
His knees
Define "personification"
Giving objects human characteristics.
What is being compared and why?
The snow was a white blanket across my front yard.
The snow is being compared to a blanket because it is covering the entire yard like a blanket covers our body.
When he ate, he was like a crocodile, opening wide and snapping his jaws suddenly for the kill.
simile
The cookies were clouds of sweetness.
The cookies were soft.
What did Zether do when the boy first lunged at him?
He ducked and rolled away
Define "metaphor"
A comparison saying something is something else.
What is being compared and why?
Listening to the rain fall was music to my ears.
Rain is being compared to music because it is pleasant to listen to.
Her elderly fingers were thin branches, twisting oddly from the stem of her palms.
metaphor
The cat’s eyes were emeralds glowing in the dark.
The cat's eyes are green.
What did he compare the girl he was going to marry to?
A rose
Name the 3 types of figurative language we have learned about.
Simile, Personification, and Metaphor
What is being compared and why?
Katie was a deer in headlights when I asked her who broke the vase.
Katie is being compared to a "deer in headlights" because she is scared.
That classroom is noisier than a NFL stadium on game day.
neither
The children's brains are sponges.
The are able to learn a lot, they absorb a lot of information.
When Zether thought about his childhood, what was cooking that he recalled the smell of?
Fish