Figurative Language Tool that an author uses to help the reader visualize what is happening in a story or poem. A descriptive statement that is not literal! (does not really mean what it says) Simile Metaphor Idiom Hyperbole

Simile Comparison of two dissimilar things using “like” or “as” “The pads were worn down slick as the rind of an apple.” (p. 5) “I had lost weight and was as thin as a bean pole.” (p. 17)

Metaphor States that one thing is something else Comparison that does not use “like” or “as” Life is a mountain, difficult to climb and with few straight paths to the top. You are my sunshine. She’s such a witch.

Extended Metaphor Metaphors can be extended so that different aspects of the things compared are treated separately Makes the metaphor “bigger” Billy’s dog-wanting as a “disease” Symptoms Treatments Results

Idiom A phrase whose words have a meaning different from their usual meaning. Examples: “It’s raining cats and dogs!” “I’m in over my head!” “She’s in the dog house!” “Don’t make a mountain out of a molehill!”

Hyperbole Exaggeration used to make a point. Examples: “My dog is so ugly he only has cats for friends” “I’m so hungry I could eat a horse!” “I’ve told you a million times to be quiet!”