FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE What do these have in common?

 She was a bright student.  The crowd was an angry beast.  She was the sunshine.  He was a tornado of activity.  Silence is golden.

 He was as quick as a rabbit.  Busy as a bee.  As cute as a button.  Sing like a bird.  As plain as the nose on your face.

All of the examples use comparisons to create vivid descriptions. What do we call this type of figurative language?

Similes & Metaphors  What’s the difference?  Similes use the words “like” or “as” to compare.  Metaphors directly state that “something” is “something else.”  Can you think of any examples?

Sing like a bird  Many poems as well as songs use similes and metaphors.  Can you think of any?

Some examples  “...like two sparrows in a hurricane”  “…as cold as ice”  “...like a rolling stone”  “...whose fleece was white as snow”  “...like a bird up in the sky”  “…like a bird in a cage”

Find your own  With your assigned partner highlight any figurative language you find in your poems and songs.  Distinguish which are similes, metaphors, and other forms of figurative language.  Be prepared to share ONE example with the class.  When you finish begin to list as many similes and metaphors as you can create on the back of your paper.