Figurative language: Or Two Things at Once
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Similes, Metaphors, Personification
Figurative language is writing or speech that is not meant to be taken literally.
Example: The cold wind cut through my jacket like a knife.
The wind didn’t ACTUALLY cut through my jacket, but it felt like it.
Figurative language is used to express ideas in a more exciting and imaginative way.
Example: Which is more interesting?The cold wind cut through my jacket like a
knife.
Or…It was windy.
A simile is a the comparison of one thing to another that uses like or as. (A is like B)
Examples: The goalie was like a rock. Her smile is like the sun. My brother is as dirty as a pig.
Thunder threatensLike a sound that rolls around and aroundIn a mean dog’s throat.-Martha Sherwood
A metaphor is a the comparison of one thing to another without the use of like or as. (A = B)
Examples: The goalie was a rock. Her sunshine smile lit up the room. My brother is a pig.
None of these things are ACTUALLY true, but we understand what they mean.
ThumbThe odd, friendless boy raised by four aunts.
-Phillip Dacey
Personification is when human characteristics are given to non-human things. Tip: Notice that PERSONification means to
make something like a person.
Example: The ice cream was begging me to eat it.