Have you ever heard these phrases? I am madder than a wet hen? He was hungry enough to eat a horse. She is as pretty as a picture. Mother was steaming when someone broke her table. Giant waves slapped the deck of the fishing boat.

Figurative Language Words that create colorful pictures. Helps the reader see things in a new way.

Figurative Language ELA5R1 The student demonstrates comprehension and shows evidence of a warranted and responsible explanation of a variety of literary and informational texts. e. Identifies imagery, figurative language (e.g., personification, metaphor, simile, hyperbole), rhythm, or flow when responding to literature.

Types of Figurative Language we will learn…. Personification Metaphor Simile Hyperbole Idiom

And now you will learn how to make …. a Top-Tab book You will use this book to organize what you learn about figurative language

PERSONIFICATION Definition Human characteristics are given to an animal or an object. For example: The window winked at me. The verb, wink, is a human action. A window is an inanimate object.

METAPHOR An implied comparison. DOES NOT use like or as. A metaphor is more positive it says you are something. For example: You are what you eat.

SIMILE A simile uses the words “like” or “as” to compare one object or idea with another to suggest they are alike. For example:The icing on the cake was as white as snow.

HYPERBOLE An exaggeration that is so dramatic that no one would believe the statement is true. Tall tales are hyperboles. Example: My dog is so ugly we had to pay to have fleas live on him.Hyperbole lessonHyperbole lesson

IDIOM An idiom is an expression that has a meaning apart from the meanings of its individual words. Example:It’s raining cats and dogs. Its literal meaning suggests that cats and dogs are falling from the sky. We interpret it to mean that it is raining hard.