I will be able to identify and understand figurative language.

Learning TArget

RI4: Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text, including figurative connotative, and technical meanings; analyze the impact of a specific word choice on meaning and tone.

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He is boiling mad!​

What does this saying mean?

Sarah's mom was putting together a surprise birthday party for her, but Sarah's little sister let the cat out the bag.

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What does this saying mean?

Those are examples of FIGURATIVE lANGUAGE!

what is figurative language

Figurative language does not mean what it says, but it has a deeper meaning that requires you all to use context clues.

A simile compares two different things using the words "like" or "as."

Example: He went after the ball LIKE a tiger pouncing on its prey.

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Simile

Metaphors make a comparison between two things WITHOUT using "like" or "as."

Example: Her hair is golden honey.

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Metaphor

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When you give human qualities or abilities to an object or animal.

Example: The sun kissed our skin. The leaves waved in the wind.

Personification

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When words that start with the same sound are used close together in a phrase.

Example: She sells sea-shells down by the sea-shore.

Peter Piper picked a pack of pickled peppers

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Alliteration

Onomatopoeia

A word that mimics the sound of the object or action it refers to.

Example: Hiss, Buzz, Sizzle, Pow

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Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.

Example: This book weighs a ton! I'm so hungry I could eat a horse!

​Hyperbole

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A group of words established by usage as having a meaning not understandable from those individual words

Example: It's raining cats and dogs meaning it's raining hard.

Idiom

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