
Figurative Language
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3rd - 4th Grade
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Colleen Whiting
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Figurative Language
A Review!
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What is Figurative Language?
Figures of speech that can be words or phrases that mean something different than the words might indicate.
There are A LOT Of different examples of Figurative Language!
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Alliteration
Not EVERY word needs to have the same letter or sound but the majority of the words should.
Can you create an example of Alliteration?
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Open Ended
Write an example of Alliteration over the topic of: Food!
Turn & Talk, work together!
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What is an Idiom?
Mean something different than the words in the phrase might indicate.
What was the Idiom Ms.Yunek dressed up as for Halloween? Do you remember?
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Multiple Choice
Which is an example of Alliteration?
All Boys Can Dance!
Soft snow falls softly.
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Onomatopoeia!
A word that describes a sound.
What's your favorite Onomatopoeia? Whisper it to your neighbor!
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Open Ended
Type in your favorite Onomatopoeia!
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Metaphors and Similes
Metaphors - says one thing is the same as something else.
Simile- two things are compared using "Like" or "As"
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Multiple Choice
Which is an example of a Metaphor?
The sun shined like a flashlight in the sky.
The baby is a bundle of joy!
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Multiple Choice
Which is an example of a Simile?
He is a scaredy cat!
He is as brave as a Lion.
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Multiple Select
Simile's use the words...(you need to pick more than one answer choice!)
Like
Such
As
The
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Hyperbole! Sooo dramatic!
Hyperboles are exaggerations!
Exaggerations are when you are being dramatic, another example could be "I am so hungry I could eat everything in my house!"
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The Big Idea...Figurative Language is used for a Reason!
Author's use Figurative Language in their text to help support their purpose for writing, and make their writing more interesting.
Author's use Simile's, Hyperbole's and Metaphor's to help paint a picture in the reader's head.
Author's use Idioms, Onomatopoeia, and Alliteration to make their writing more interesting and engaging for the reader.
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