I am hungry as a horse.

                                                       

You run like a rabbit.

                                                                                                                                           

He is sneaky as a snake.

She is happy as a clam.

The girl was a fish in the water.

The clown was a feather floating away.

                                                            

The flowers danced in the wind.

The Earth coughed and choked in all of the pollution.

The friendly gates welcomed us.

                                                            

There were a million flowrs dancing in the wind.

The Earth is dead from all of the pollution.

The gate was so high that it reached the sky.

                                                            

Stan the strong surfer saved several swimmers on Saturday.

Tiny Tommy Thomson takes toy trucks to Timmy’s on Tuesday.

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Chug chug chug!!

Swish swish swish

Yeeeeee Ahhhhhhhh

Glippp Gluppp Gluppp

What does she look like?

• The 5’3” blond skateboarder bounded rapidly into the room with her hair shoulder length ponytail swinging across her shoulders and a wide toothy smile on her face. She wore navy blue acid washed skinny jeans with a bright red Areopostle shirt, Aeropostle written across the chest, and baby blue vans with a white trim.

What is going to happen…

• Meg snatched the report card from her binder as she slowly walked downstairs to where her parents sat. She took as long as possible to walk down the stairs. Fear stirred in her heart; she knew they would be disappointed. She looked over her grades one more time: 2 F’s and 4 A’s. How had this happened. She could already hear her mother’s harsh words in her ear. This was going to be a long 2 months without everything that she loved.

WE WILL FOCUS ON…

• Simile – comparison using like or as

• Metaphor – comparison without like or as

• Personification – makes nonhuman objects human like

• Hyperbole – overexaggeration

Figurative Language…

Identify The Type

1. Mackenzie was as tired-looking as wilted lettuce.

2. Wilbur was a library of information.

3. The tree roots slurped up the heavy rain.

4. Our cat Jinx ruled the entire household.

ANSWERS

1. Simile: Mackenzie was weary.

2. Metaphor: Wilbur knew a lot.

3. Personification: The tree needed rain.

4. Hyperbole: Jinx got his own way.

TIME FOR MORE PRACTICE

DO THIS:

1. Work to complete the figurative language #19 handout (10 points).

2. Revisit the figurative language section of your study guide and make sure that you have your answers correct.