Name: ________________________________ Date: ________________ Class Period: ____________ Reading
Figurative Language
Mini-lesson Notes
I. What is Figurative Language?
Denotation: (Noun) Figurative language is the use of words that go beyond their
ordinary meanings. Figurative language requires you to use your imagination to figure
out the author's meaning.
Example: The water’s reflection was like the sun on glass. II. Why is it important?
o Figurative language is language that means more than what it _______ on the surface.
o It usually gives us a __________ about its subject.
o It helps the reader to ___________ (see) what the writer is thinking.
o It puts a __________ in the readers mind.
III. Types of Figurative Language:
1. ________________
2. ________________
3. ________________
4. ________________
5. Assonance
6. Consonance
7. Repetition
8. _______________
9. _______________
10. Imagery
11. Idioms
Name: ________________________________ Date: ________________ Class Period: ____________ Reading
Types of Figurative Language:
Definition(s) and Example(s):
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A figure of speech comparing two different
things using the words “_________” or
1. Simile
“_______.”
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Example:
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A figure of speech comparing two different
things _________ using the words “like” or “as.
2. Metaphor
3. Onomatopoeia
4. Personification
5. Hyperbole
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Example:
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A word or words that ____________ a sound.
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Example:
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Giving ___________ characteristics to things
that are ________ human.
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Example:
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Figurative language where __________ is used
for emphasis.
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Example:
Name: ________________________________ Date: ________________ Class Period: ____________ Reading
Types of Figurative Language:
Definition(s) and Example(s):
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Figurative language using the __________ of
consonant sounds.
6. Alliteration
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Example: