Figurative Language Independent Lesson

Figurative Language

When Words and Imagination Meet!​

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Focus is on metaphors and similes today.​

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Learning Target: I can identify figurative language and understand why the author used it.​

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​Metaphors and Similes

• Used to compare

• Shows similarities between objects we don't normally think of as being the same

• Identify: the two objects

• Describe: their similarities

• Explain: the author's meaning

• Used to create mood

Multiple Select

How do you figure out the author's use of similes and metaphors? Check all that apply.

• You identify the two objects being described.

• You draw a picture of the simile.

• You describe why those objects are similar.

• You explain what the author means.

Fill in the Blank

Metaphors and similes are used to .... unlike objects.

Multiple Choice

_______ is also created by figurative language, such as metaphors and similes.

• pictures

• mood

• words

• sentences

Fill in the Blank

What is being compared in the following sentence?

Since my father was a watchtower in the crowded mall he was able to quickly find me.

Poll

What are other objects that the author could use to show a person is tall? Check all that apply.

• tree

• fire hydrant

• cart

• ladder

What is true about a ladder?

It's tall.

It's used to reach objects that are up high.

The writer is making the point that the father is tall but is he using his height for something else?

Let's keep going.

What is true about a tree?

It's tall.

Sometimes, people climb trees to see great distances.

This sounds pretty good...but do you get the feeling the writer is trying to say something more than this?

Return to the original sentence.

Why didn't the author compare the father to a "tree" or a "ladder?"

• It's more than height.

• Since my father was a watchtower in the crowded mall he was able to quickly find me.

A watchtower:

• used as a look-out

• keeps people protected

• sense of security

• always on guard or watch

Open Ended

What mood is created by comparing the father to a watchtower?

Open Ended

What is the writer's opinion of the father?

Multiple Select

Losing my phone was a nightmare. Not having it near me gave me chills. I couldn't wait to have it safely in my pocket once again.

Identify the comparison being made.

• a cell phone to a pocket

• a lost phone to a nightmare

• a cell phone to a nightmare

• chills to a nightmare

Multiple Select

What does this comparison mean?

• The author had no idea where to find her phone.

• The author lost her phone.

• The writer has a great attachment to her phone

• The author was worried about bad dreams.

Open Ended

What is the writer's opinion about phones?

Multiple Select

Which mood is created by this comparison?

Losing my phone was a nightmare. Not having it near me gave me chills. I couldn't wait to have it safely in my pocket once again.

Check all that apply.

• joy

• anxiety

• happiness

• dread

Multiple Select

Which of the following comparisons shows different opinions about school?

• School is a paradise for those who enjoy learning!

• I hate school.

• School is a prison for kids who enjoy the freedom to move independently.

• Having homework on a Friday is like a rain storm cancelling your trip to Kings Dominion.

Open Ended

Why do authors use figurative language in their writing? Provide an example.