Figurative%20Language

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Figurative Language
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WW4 figurative language

• DEFINITION
• language that uses words or expressions with a
  meaning that is different from the actual meaning
  of the word.

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Notes

• Simile- a comparison of two unlike things using
  the words like or as.

Example The Children flew into the cafeteria
like a flock of hungry, chirping birds.
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Notes

• More examples
• The room was as dreary as a gray winter day.
• The girls in their summer dresses looked like
  butterflies fluttering in the garden.
• (Write down one simile you hear in the song!)

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Notes

• Metaphor- An implied comparison between two
  unlike things which gives added meaning to one of
  them.

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Notes

• Examples
• The river is a slender snake that slithers down
  the mountain side and slides across the valley
  looking for a place to hide.
• The highway is a long, white thread that loops
  around the mountains, weaves through the fabric
  of small towns, and unwinds in the city, where it
  snarls and ties up all the traffic.
• (Write down one metaphor you hear in the song!)

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HW Worksheet

• Simile or Metaphor

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Notes

• ABSTRACT
• vs.
• CONCRETE

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Notes

• Concrete noun- can be verified with your five
  senses.
• Examples
• Hole puncher, desk, room, sky...

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Notes

• Abstract noun- you can not verify its existence
  with your senses.
• Examples Love, anger, happiness...

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Notes

• Love is...
• a song that means something special
• smiling eyes
• walking the dog
• holding hands one red rose

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Notes

• Loneliness is...
• moving away
• a dark room
• imprisonment
• and empty mailbox
• an abandoned building

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Notes

• Your Turn!
• Happiness is...

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TSHIRT

1. Read and look for the metaphor
2. TCHART the comparisons then answer on the
   bottom of the sheet Whats the purpose of the
   author comparing the two objects? Explain and
   cite example