Language Arts  Figurative Language   Figurative Language Lesson Plans & Activities What is Figurative Language? Overviews  Alliteration Personification    Simile Onomatopoeia   Hyperbole Metaphor Idioms Clichés   Return to Word Analysis/Vocabulary, Writing, Reading, Grammar, Speaking & Listening What is Figurative Language? Whenever you describe something by comparing it with something else, you are using figurative language. Free Figurative Language PowerPoints Figurative Language (10 days of lessons) What is Figurative Language? Poetry and Figurative Language lesson Figurative Language (MrsD) Welcome to Poetry As We See It (using figurative language, Thinkquest) Mrs Dowlings Literature Terms Imaginative Language in Reading 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 Snow Similes (a great winter activity) Similes from 5th grade (Kathy Mitchell) Similes & Metaphors Lesson Plan Free Powerpoints for Similes Metaphor The metaphor states a fact or draws a verbal picture by the use of comparison. A simile would say you are like something; a metaphor is more positive - it says you are something. Example: You are what you eat. Metaphor Review of the Metaphor lesson Writing about writing, a metaphor lesson Free Powerpoints for Metaphors Personification   A figure of speech in which human characteristics are given to an animal or an object. Example: My teddy bear gave me a hug. Personification lesson Worksheet (abc teach) Free Powerpoints for Personification  Alliteration The repetition of the same initial letter, sound, or group of sounds in a series of words. Alliteration includes tongue twisters. Example: She sells seashells by the seashore. Tongue Twisters Tongue Twisters (written by students) Alliteration or Simile? I'm going on a trip game (fun drill) Free Powerpoints for Alliteration 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 onomatopoeia lesson plan Onomatopoeia lesson Words that make sounds (online game) Hyperbole An exaggeration that is so dramatic that no one would believe the statement is true. Tall tales are hyperboles. Example: He was so hungry, he ate that whole cornfield for lunch, stalks and all. Hyperbole lesson Idioms According to Webster's Dictionary, an idiom is defined as: peculiar to itself either grammatically (as no, it wasn't me) or in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (as Monday week for "the Monday a week after next Monday") Fun Brain Idioms (Paint by Idioms) Idiom Lesson Free Powerpoints for Idioms Clichés  A cliché is an expression that has been used so often that it has become trite and sometimes boring. Example: Many hands make light work. Cliché Finder (fun! and useful)   Be a detective! See what you can find!  Copyright © 1997-2007 All Rights Reserved Counter start date January 2006     Clip Art Credit: Phillip Martin Have a great year!