Lesson 3 - Figurative Language

To make their writing more interesting and vivid

To confuse the reader

To avoid expressing emotions

To use more words

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The classroom was a zoo.

He ran faster than the wind.

The book is on the table.

She has a heart of gold.

I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.

The stars danced in the sky.

It is raining cats and dogs.

The sky is blue.

Figurative language uses comparisons, literal language means exactly what it says.

Figurative language is always negative, literal language is always positive.

Figurative language is used only in poetry, literal language is used only in stories.

Figurative language is easier to understand than literal language.

To break the ice

To kick the bucket

A bookworm

Sit on the fence

Stop beating around the bush

A bookworm

Go fly a kite

Ringed with the azure world

It makes the poem longer

It creates vivid imagery and deeper meaning

It confuses the reader

It removes emotions from the poem

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