Simile and Metaphor

DO NOW: Who do you want to be? 

Instruction: Introduction to Figurative Language

Practice: Examples of metaphor and simile 

Application: Seeing figurative language in songs - Demi Lovato

What is figurative language? When words mean something other than their literal meaning.

Simile: a comparison of two things using the words “like” or “as”

Metaphor: a comparison of two things without using “like” or “as”

Personification: when you use a non-living object and make it have human or animal-like qualities 

Hyperbole: exaggerated statements that are not meant to be taken literally

Onomatopoeia: words that are associated with a sound (sizzle, buzz, wham, pow)

My body felt like a tree. (simile)

My body felt as big as a tree. (simile)

My body is a tree, tall and strong. (metaphor- still a comparison but the words “like” or “as” are not used)

The wind howled loudly that night. (Can wind actually howl? What does howl?)

•Ms. Grande heard that last piece of pie calling her name. (Does the pie have a mouth?)