Figurative Language SOL 8.4

• English
• 8th Grade

SOL 8.4 Figurative Language

What Do You Know About
Figurative Language?

Figurative Language 

The use of words in a way that deviates from the conventional order and meaning in order to convey a complicated meaning, colorful writing, clarity, or evocative comparison

Which phrase sounds the most interesting?

The girl ate chocolate cake.

The girl gobbled up her chocolate cake

Her face was a painting; it was covered in chocolate cake.

The girl ate chocolate cake like a lioness who has not eaten in days.

What are the Different Forms of Figurative Language?

Simile 

A comparison of two unlike things using the words "like" or "as". 

For Example:

That person is as cold as ice. 

Metaphor

A Comparison between two unlike things without using the words "like" or "as".

Example:

Mr. Robertson is a tall oak amongst his students. 

Personification 

Giving objects human characteristics.

Example: 

The forest trees danced with the wind.

Alliteration

A repetition of a letter or sound within a group of words.

Example:

Peter Piper Picked a Peck of Pickled Peppers.

Hyperbole

Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.

Example:

The neighbor's cat is as big as their house!

Onomatopoeia 

The formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named.

Example:

The branch cracked under the weight of his foot.

Simile

The door looked dark, dreary, and dangerous.

The old man's hair was as white as snow.

I've been waiting on you forever!

The tree's bark had a horrid grin. 

The water trickled down the stream.

The principal is a raging bull when kids do not behave.

Alliteration

Onomatopoeia

Metaphor

Personification

Hyperbole

Create A Sentence Using Figurative Language!