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Figurative Language Lesson 1
Cabreza Class Nov 4-13

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Why are you stuttering? Are you tongue-tied?
What does this mean?
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It's raining cats and dogs!
What does this mean?
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Why don't you speak to me? ...Cat's got your tongue?
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What is Literal Language?
You mean exactly what you say.
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What is Nonliteral or
Figurative Language?
What you say is not what you really mean.
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tongue-tied
Literal versus Nonliteral (Figurative)
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raining cats and dogs
Literal versus Nonliteral (Figurative)
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cat's got your tongue
Literal versus Nonliteral (Figurative)
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The wind caressed her cheek as she watched the sun go down.
The wind didn't really caress her cheek, but it sounds more interesting saying that than the wind blew against her cheek.
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The cookies were as hard as rocks after being baked for too long.
The cookies are not really rocks, but they are being compared to rocks to make a point that the cookies are really hard.
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Types of Figurative Language
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Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Hyperbole
Idioms
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IDIOM: A common phrase or expression that has a nonliteral or figurative meaning.
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Multiple Choice
This type of Figurative Language is a common expression that has a nonliteral meaning.
SIMILE
METAPHOR
IDIOM
PERSONIFICATION
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SIMILE: A comparison of two things using like or as
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METAPHOR: A direct comparison of two unlike things without using like or as
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HYPERBOLE: An extreme exaggeration
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PERSONIFICATION: Gives human qualities or characteristics to nonhuman objects, ideas, or animals
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Multiple Choice
What is literal language?
You are just joking.
It has a deeper meaning.
You mean what you say.
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Multiple Choice
What is nonliteral or figurative language?
You mean what you say.
You are just joking.
Does not mean what it says.
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Multiple Choice
This is a figurative language that compares.
It uses the words like or as.
SIMILE
METAPHOR
PERSONIFICATION
HYPERBOLE
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Multiple Choice
This type of figurative language is a direct comparison of two unlike things WITHOUT USING like or as.
SIMILE
METAPHOR
PERSONIFICATION
HYPERBOLE
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Multiple Choice
This TYPE of figurative language is an extreme exaggeration.
SIMILE
METAPHOR
PERSONIFICATION
HYPERBOLE
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Multiple Choice
This TYPE of figurative language gives human characteristics to non human objects, ideas, or animals.
SIMILE
METAPHOR
PERSONIFICATION
HYPERBOLE
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Multiple Choice
Why do authors use figurative language in their writing?
to make fun of things
to make writing interesting
to make readers imagine
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Open Ended
VIP: Write one Very Important Point you learned in this lesson.
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Poll
Is the lesson about figurative language clear to you?
Yes, totally!
Yes, but I would need more examples.
So-so (Maybe)
Not really...still muddy.
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TODAY, WE LEARNED...
With literal language, you mean what you say.
With nonliteral language, you DO NOT mean what you say.
Nonliteral language is also known as Figurative Language.
Common types of nonliteral or figurative language are Simile, Metaphor, Hyperbole, Personification, and Idioms.
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Multiple Choice
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Multiple Choice
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Multiple Choice
Which of the following sentences contains a simile?
The thunder was loud.
The thunder boomed and rumbled.
The thunder growled, and the windows shook.
The thunder growled like a group of grizzly bears.
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Multiple Choice
Which of the following sentences contains a metaphor?
The boy was upset at himself.
The boy was a tornado of emotion.
The boy said he’d die of shame.
The boy did not like what he’d done.
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Multiple Choice
Which of the following sentences contains a metaphor?
Her eyes shone through the darkness.
Her eyes looked like mine.
Her eyes were two full moons.
Her eyes were as bright as diamonds.
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Multiple Choice
Identify the figure of speech in the following sentence.
The hug was like a soft blanket, wrapping Simone in warmth.
simile
metaphor
both a simile and a metaphor
There is no figure of speech in that sentence.
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Multiple Choice
Timmy went to the pilot's cabin to see his uncle.
a small log house
a small house for vacationers
a small room on a ship
where the crew sits on a plane
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Multiple Choice
We rented a cabin on a lake.
a small log house
a small house for vacationers
a small room on a ship
where the crew sits on a plane
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Multiple Choice
Abraham Lincoln was born in a log cabin.
a small log house
a small house for vacationers
a small room on a ship
where the crew sits on a plane
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Multiple Choice
The boat's cabin was large enough for two people.
a small log house
a small house for vacationers
a small room on a ship
where the crew sits on a plane
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Multiple Choice
The Gettysburg Address is a well known speech by Abraham Lincoln.
to speak to
to put energy into doing somehing
to write on an envelope where it should be delivered
a speech
the location of a building
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Multiple Choice
The mail carrier couldn't read the address on the envelope.
the writing on an envelope that tells where it is to be delivered
the location of a building
a speech
to write on an envelope where it should be delivered
to speak to
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Multiple Choice
The President will address the country tomorrow.
to speak to
to put energy into doing something
the write on an envelope where it should be delivered
the writing on a envelope that tells where it is to be delivered.
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Multiple Choice
The temperature began to dip in late fall.
the amount in one full scoop
to drop suddenly
a lot spot
to make a candle by putting a wick into wax
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