​We're going to be reading a novel in verse

• ​The book tells one story about a girl who moves to a new state and struggles to fit in

• ​Each chapter tells part of the story, just like in any other novel

• ​But each chapter is also a poem (that's what "in verse" means)

• ​Each poem uses different kinds of poetic devices

​Figurative Language

• ​The 1st kind of poetic device we'll talk about is figurative language

• Writers use many different types of figurative language to enhance their writing

​Literal Language

• ​The opposite of figurative language

• ​It means exactly what it says

• ​"I ran as fast as my friend."

• ​"The tree is an oak."

​Figurative Language

• ​or "figure of speech"

• ​We understand that the writer is making a point by a comparison or exaggeration

• ​"I was as fast as a cheetah."

• ​"Mr. J was an oak tree, steadfast and sure."

​Simile

• ​The most common form of figurative language is a simile

• ​It is a comparison between two unlike things, using the words "like" or "as"

​Important!

• ​Not every sentence that uses "like" or "as" is a simile...

• ​"I'm like my brother because we're both bald" is just literal language

• ​"My imagination is like a wizard, because it can create impossible things" is a simile

​Metaphor

• ​a comparison between two unlike things, but not using "like" or "as"

• ​Often use the word "is" (the verb "to be")

• ​Be careful not to mix it up with literal language

​Personfication

• ​When a writer describes something that is not human, with human qualities

• ​Often used to describe nature, or non-living things, things that don't have emotions

• ​If only a person could do that, then it's personification

Now I'll give you an example, and you have to say which kind of language it is​

Remember the difference between literal and figurative language!​