NAME:_______________________________ Find or draw a picture to go along with your examples of figurative language (Or use the examples below). I will scan these in color so that you can copy and paste them into your Language Arts Journal. Please take care not to crumple the page so that it can be scanned easier. Take your time and color the image with colored pencils. If you make a mistake draw another version, we’re only scanning so you will just copy the pictures you like. http://languagearts.mrdonn.org/figurative.html http://www.smart-words.org/quotes-sayings/idioms-meaning.html http://www.grammar-monster.com/glossary/figurative_language.htm Simile A simile uses the words “like” or “as” to compare one object or idea with another to suggest they are alike. Example: busy as a bee Metaphor A metaphor compares one object or idea with another to suggest they are alike without using “like” or “as” Example: Life is a rollercoaster. Personification A figure of speech in which human characteristics are given to an animal or an object. Example: My computer throws a fit every time I try to use it Onomatopoeia The use of a word to describe or imitate a natural sound or the sound made by an object or an action. Example: snap crackle pop Hyperbole An exaggeration that is so dramatic that no one would believe the statement is true. Tall tales are hyperboles. Example: I could eat a horse Example: I had a ton of homework. Idiom A phrase that has a literal (words on paper) meaning but its’ message is figurative (picture in your mind) Example: Bite off more than you can chew (To take on a task that is way too big.) Metaphor Simile What is being compared? What is being compared? What special meaning is the author trying to get across by using this figurative language? What special meaning is the author trying to get across by using this figurative language? Idiom Hyperbole What is the literal meaning? What is being exaggerated? What special meaning is the author trying to get across by using this figurative language? What special meaning is the author trying to get across by using this figurative language? Personification Onomatopoeia What is being personified? What human trait is being shown? What sound is being represented? What special meaning is the author trying to get across by using this figurative language? What special meaning is the author trying to get across by using this figurative language?
