Figurative Language

A simile uses the words

• You and him

• Like or as

• Us and we

• The or this

What is a metaphor?

• Compare one thing to another using the words "like" or "as"

• Compare one thing to another without using the words "like" or "as"

• It's an exaggeration

• Make nonliving things come alive

Simile or Metaphor

You are as slow as a sloth.

• Simile

• Metaphor

Simile or Metaphor

Lilah ran as fast as a cheetah in that race.

• Simile

• Metaphor

Simile or Metaphor

My friends can fight like cats and dogs over soccer.

• Simile

• Metaphor

Simile or Metaphor

My mother is an early bird.

• Simile

• Metaphor

Simile or Metaphor

The students were wild animals the last day of school.

• Simile

• Metaphor

My heart melted when I saw the cute little cat.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Idiom

• Hyperbole

Identify the nonliteral phrase:

Break a leg out there today Sophia!

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Idiom

• Hyperbole

My little brother was feeling under the weather.

What is the meaning of the idiom?

• Excited

• Sick

• Sad

• Hurt