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Archie Slade
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Oct. 14th Asynchronous Work

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Figurative Language
Creative language that helps the reader imagine what you write
Figurative is the opposite of literal
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Figurative vs. Literal
Phrase: "it's raining cats and dogs"
Figurative meaning: "it's raining a lot"
Literal meaning: "animals are falling from the sky"
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Now give it a try!
Answer the interactive questions about the literal and figurative meaning of common expressions
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Multiple Choice
Select the figurative meaning of this expression: "I'm so hungry I could eat a horse"
I am extremely hungry
I will literally eat a horse
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Multiple Choice
Select the literal meaning of this expression: "I'm so hungry I could eat a horse"
I am extremely hungry
I will literally eat a horse
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Multiple Choice
Select the figurative meaning of this expression: "I'm seeing red"
I can only see the color red.
I am very angry.
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Multiple Choice
Select the literal meaning of this expression: "I'm seeing red"
I can only see the color red.
I am very angry.
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Multiple Choice
Select the figurative meaning of this expression: "I'm down in the dumps"
I'm feeling sad.
I am at the garbage dump.
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Multiple Choice
Select the literal meaning of this expression: "I'm down in the dumps"
I'm feeling sad.
I am at the garbage dump.
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Great job!
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Types of figurative language
Simile: when you say one thing is like another thing (e.g. "Her smile was like the sun"
Metaphor: when you say one thing is another thing (e.g. "She is the sun")
Idiom: common expressions (e.g. "It's raining cats and dogs")
Personification: writing about an inanimate object like it's alive (e.g. The sun smiled down on us)
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Multiple Choice
What kind of figurative language is this?
"The wind howled in the night."
Simile
Metaphor
Idiom
Personification
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Multiple Choice
What kind of figurative language is this?
"The baby's screams were loud and annoying, like a fire truck's siren."
Simile
Metaphor
Idiom
Personification
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Multiple Choice
What kind of figurative language is this?
"The classroom was a zoo."
Simile
Metaphor
Idiom
Personification
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Multiple Choice
What kind of figurative language is this?
"She got a taste of her own medicine."
Simile
Metaphor
Idiom
Personification
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Multiple Choice
What kind of figurative language is this?
"The stars danced in the sky."
Simile
Metaphor
Idiom
Personification
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Multiple Choice
What kind of figurative language is this?
"Shine bright like a diamond"
Simile
Metaphor
Idiom
Personification
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Multiple Choice
What kind of figurative language is this?
"Her anger was a volcano"
Simile
Metaphor
Idiom
Personification
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Multiple Choice
What kind of figurative language is this?
"You let the cat out of the bag"
Simile
Metaphor
Idiom
Personification
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Nice work!
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Final task: Create your own!
Use the next slide to type your ideas
I want to see one simile, one metaphor, and one example of personification.
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Open Ended
Create a simile here! (Remember, a simile is when you compare two things with "like" or "as").
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Open Ended
Create a metaphor here! (Remember, a metaphor is when you say one thing is another thing).
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Open Ended
Create an example of personification here! (Remember, personification is when you write about inanimate objects like they are alive).
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