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Understanding
Figurative Language
Essential Questions
• What is figurative language?
• How can I interpret figurative language?
What is figurative language?
Here are some examples. What do you think figurative
language means?
• The wind whispered softly through the trees.
• The cafeteria pizza was a soggy, droopy piece of
cardboard.
• The teacher glared like a furious dragon.
What is figurative language?
The wind whispered through the
trees
• Can wind really whisper?
• What is the author trying to tell
us about wind?
What is figurative language?
• The cafeteria pizza was a
soggy, droopy piece of
cardboard.
• Is the pizza really cardboard?
• What is the author trying to tell us
about the pizza?
What is figurative language?
The teacher glared like a furious
dragon.
• Was the teacher really a
dragon?
• What is the author trying to tell
us about the teacher?
What is figurative language?
• Figurative language expresses
an idea that goes beyond the
actual meaning of the words
• Wind can’t whisper…but the
expression gives you an idea of
how the wind sounds
Kinds of figurative language
There are actually many kinds of figurative
language. In this presentation, we’ll focus on three
Similes
Metaphors
Personification
How can I interpret figurative
language?
• To interpret figurative language
means to understand what the author
is trying to say
• To interpret figurative language, it’s
important to understand how
different kinds of figurative language
work
How can I interpret figurative language?
Personification is a kind of
figurative language
• Personification means to give
human thoughts and qualities to
nonhuman objects
How can I interpret figurative language?
The tree stood tall and proud by
the curving path
• How does this sentence show
personification?
How can I interpret figurative language?
The tree stood tall and proud by
the curving path
• How is this sentence showing
the tree doing something that
trees don’t really do?
How can I interpret figurative language?
The tree stood tall and proud by
the curving path
• That’s right! Trees can’t really
feel proud. This is an example
of personification.
How can I interpret figurative language?
The tree stood tall and proud by
the curving path
• What is the author trying to tell
us about the tree?
How can I interpret figurative language?
The leaves danced as they fell
from the trees
• What are the leaves doing that
leaves can’t really do?
How can I interpret figurative language?
The leaves danced as they fell from
the trees
• That’s right! Leaves can’t dance
• This is an example of personification
• What is the author trying to tell us
about the leaves?
Let’s Review!
• What is figurative
language?
• What is personification?
How can I interpret figurative language?
• A simile is another kind of
figurative language
• A simile is a comparison
between two unlike objects
using “like” or “as”
How can I interpret figurative language?
The four students sat down at
the cafeteria table and ate like
pigs
• What is being compared in this
simile?
How can I interpret figurative language?
The four students sat down at
the cafeteria table and ate like
pigs
• What is being compared in this
simile?
How can I interpret figurative language?
The four students sat down at
the cafeteria table and ate like
pigs
• That’s right! The author is
comparing the students to pigs
How can I interpret figurative language?
The four students sat down at
the cafeteria table and ate like
pigs
• What is the author trying to say
about the way that the students
are eating?
How can I interpret figurative language?
The waves licked the shore like
a kitten lapping milk
• What is the author comparing
in this simile?
How can I interpret figurative language?
The waves licked the shore like
a kitten lapping milk
• That’s right! The waves are
being compared to a kitten
lapping milk
How can I interpret figurative language?
The waves licked the shore like
a kitten lapping milk
• What is the author trying to say
about the waves—that they are
rough and fierce, or small and
gentle?
Let’s Review!
• What is it called when an
author gives human thoughts
and feelings to non-human
objects?
• Personification
• What is a comparison using
“like” or “as”?
• Simile
How can I interpret figurative language?
• A metaphor is another kind of
figurative language
• A metaphor is a comparison
that does not use “like” or “as”
How can I interpret figurative language?
• The school was a maze of
hallways and passages
• What is being compared in this
metaphor?
How can I interpret figurative language?
• The school was a maze of
hallways and passages
• That’s right! The school is
being compared to a maze
How can I interpret figurative language?
• The school was a maze of
hallways and passages
• What idea is the author trying
to express with this metaphor?
How can I interpret figurative language?
The math test was a walk in the
park
• What is being compared in this
metaphor?
How can I interpret figurative language?
The math test was a walk in the
park
• That’s right! The math test is
being compared to a walk in
the park
How can I interpret figurative language?
The math test was a walk in the
park
• What is the author trying to tell
us about the math test?
Let’s Review
• Which kind of figurative language
makes a comparison using “like” or
“as”?
• Simile
• Which kind of figurative language
gives human thoughts and qualities
to non-human objects?
• Personification
Let’s Review
• Which kind of figurative
language makes a comparison
without using “like” or “as”?
• Metaphor
Practice
• Read the examples on the next
few slides
• Which kind of figurative
language do they show?
• How can you interpret the
figurative language?
Example #1
The airplane landed as
gracefully as a ballerina
• Personification
• Simile
• Metaphor
Example #1
The airplane landed as
gracefully as a ballerina
• Simile
Example #1
The airplane landed as
gracefully as a ballerina
Interpret the simile
• What is the author comparing?
• What is the author trying to tell
us?
Example #1
The airplane landed as
gracefully as a ballerina
Interpret the simile
• What is the author comparing?
• What is the author trying to tell
us?
Example #2
The water smashed angrily
against the rocks
• Personification
• Simile
• Metaphor
Example #2
The water smashed angrily
against the rocks
• Personification
Example #2
The water smashed angrily against
the rocks
Interpret the personification!
• What is the water doing that water
doesn’t really do?
• What is the author trying to tell us
about the water?
Example #3
My brother’s room was a dark,
mysterious cave
• Personification
• Simile
• Metaphor
Example #3
My brother’s room was a dark,
mysterious cave
• Metaphor
Example #3
My brother’s room was a dark,
mysterious cave
Interpret the metaphor!
• What is the author comparing?
• What is the author trying to show
about the brother’s room?
Essential Questions
Can you answer these
questions?
• What is figurative language?
• How can I interpret figurative
language?
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