figurative language

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This ppt was designed for 5th graders and reviews various types of figurative language

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Figurative Language : 

Figurative Language By: Julie Schuh

Types of Figurative Language : 

Types of Figurative Language Simile Metaphor Personification Alliteration Hyperbole Onomatopoeia

A simile is a comparison which uses the words “like” or “as.” : 

A simile is a comparison which uses the words “like” or “as.” Ex. A cloud is like a ball of cotton floating in the air.

A metaphor is a comparison which does not use the words “like” or “as.” Instead, it uses “is” or “was.” : 

A metaphor is a comparison which does not use the words “like” or “as.” Instead, it uses “is” or “was.” Ex. The wind is a fan that blows gentle breezes.

Personification is a figure of speech in which something that is not human is given a human characteristic. : 

Personification is a figure of speech in which something that is not human is given a human characteristic. Ex. The sea swallowed the ship as it sank.

Let’s get ready to practice. Get out your whiteboard and marker. : 

Let’s get ready to practice. Get out your whiteboard and marker.

Read each sentence as it appears on the screen. Look to see if it contains a simile, a metaphor, or personification. Write S, M, or P to identify the one you see.Let’s begin. : 

Read each sentence as it appears on the screen. Look to see if it contains a simile, a metaphor, or personification. Write S, M, or P to identify the one you see.Let’s begin.

Slide 8: 

My heart is a bass drum pounding in my chest.

If you wrote M for metaphor, you are : 

If you wrote M for metaphor, you are Correct!

Slide 10: 

The rabbit’s ears were like radar, detecting every sound.

If you wrote S for simile, you are : 

If you wrote S for simile, you are Correct!

Slide 12: 

The leaves danced happily in the wind.

If you wrote P for personification, you are : 

If you wrote P for personification, you are Correct!

Slide 14: 

“…every flower enjoys the air it breathes.” From: “Lines Written In Early Spring” by William Wordsworth

If you wrote P for personification, you are : 

If you wrote P for personification, you are Correct!

Slide 16: 

“…The violets whisper from the shade…” From: “Consider the Lilies of the Field” by Christina Rossetti

If you wrote P for personification, you are : 

If you wrote P for personification, you are Correct!

Slide 18: 

My feet were cement blocks when it came time for me to walk on stage.

If you wrote M for metaphor, you are : 

If you wrote M for metaphor, you are Correct!

Slide 20: 

Great job! Now let’s look at the next three literary devices.

Alliteration is the repetition of beginning consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words. : 

Alliteration is the repetition of beginning consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words. Ex. The lazy lizard lounged on a leaf.

Hyperbole is an exaggeration or overstatement often used to add a humorous effect. : 

Hyperbole is an exaggeration or overstatement often used to add a humorous effect. Ex. I’m so hungry I could eat a horse.

Onomatopoeia are words that make the sound of an action or an object. : 

Onomatopoeia are words that make the sound of an action or an object. Ex. The alarm went BZZZ, BZZZ, BZZZ, at exactly 6:00 a.m.

Let’s get ready to practice again. Get out your whiteboard and marker. : 

Let’s get ready to practice again. Get out your whiteboard and marker.

Read each sentence as it appears on the screen. Look to see if it contains alliteration, hyperbole, or onomatopoeia. Write A, H, or O to identify the one you see.Let’s begin. : 

Read each sentence as it appears on the screen. Look to see if it contains alliteration, hyperbole, or onomatopoeia. Write A, H, or O to identify the one you see.Let’s begin.

Slide 26: 

I could sleep for a hundred years.

If you wrote H for hyperbole, you are : 

If you wrote H for hyperbole, you are Correct!

Slide 28: 

He opened his mouth so wide I could climb inside.

If you wrote H for hyperbole, you are : 

If you wrote H for hyperbole, you are Correct!

Slide 30: 

Ho, for the Pirate Don Durk of Dowdee! From: Pirate Don Durk of Dowdee by Mildred Plew Meigs

If you wrote A for alliteration, you are : 

If you wrote A for alliteration, you are Correct!

Slide 32: 

Suddenly, a loud “a-chooo” broke the silence of the classroom.

If you wrote O for onomatopoeia, you are : 

If you wrote O for onomatopoeia, you are Correct!

Slide 34: 

Our Washing Machine By: Patricia Hubbell     Our washing machine went wishity whirr Whisity whisity whisity whirr One day at noon it went whisity click Whisity whisity whisity click Click grr click grr click Call the repairman Fix it... Quick!

If you wrote O for onomatopoeia, you are : 

If you wrote O for onomatopoeia, you are Correct!

Slide 36: 

Now let’s do one last review of all six literary devices. Simile Metaphor Personification Alliteration Hyperbole Personification

Let’s get ready to practice again. Get out your whiteboard and marker. : 

Let’s get ready to practice again. Get out your whiteboard and marker.

Slide 38: 

“…the curt words swept over Tree-ear like cool rain over a parched field.” From: A Single Shard by Linda Sue Park

If you wrote S for simile, you are : 

If you wrote S for simile, you are Correct!

Slide 40: 

“Bwahk, bwahk, ,bwahk,” the boy taunted. “You’re just chicken.”

If you wrote O for onomatopoeia, you are : 

If you wrote O for onomatopoeia, you are Correct!

Slide 42: 

“His face, as wrinkled as a crumpled napkin…” From True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle by Avi

If you wrote S for simile, you are : 

If you wrote S for simile, you are Correct!

Slide 44: 

The wind puffed up it’s chest and blew our umbrellas inside-out.

If you wrote P for personification, you are : 

If you wrote P for personification, you are Correct!

From Thank You for the Thistle by Dorie Thurston : 

From Thank You for the Thistle by Dorie Thurston

If you wrote A for alliteration, you are : 

If you wrote A for alliteration, you are Correct!