Effects of Figurative Language

"I walked a million miles to get here."

• Hyperbole

• Idiom

• Personification

• Metaphor

"Lightning danced across the sky"

• Hyperbole

• Idiom

• Personification

• Metaphor

The classroom was a zoo.

• Hyperbole

• Idiom

• Personification

• Metaphor

He stood out like a sore thumb.

• Imagery

• Simile

• Onomatopoeia

• Alliteration

What is a METAPHOR?

• A way of comparing two things using the words "like" or "as."

• When we say one thing is another to show how they're alike

• Gives human qualities to things that aren't human, like animals or objects.

• When the author uses words to create a picture in our minds.

What is PERSONIFICATION?

• A way of comparing two things using the words "like" or "as."

• When we say one thing is another to show how they're alike

• Gives human qualities to things that aren't human, like animals or objects.

• When the author uses words to create a picture in our minds.

"Break a leg."

• Hyperbole

• Idiom

• Personification

• Metaphor

"As the orange and brown leaves began to break from the trees, tumbling to the cold ground, he knew fall had begun."

• Imagery

• Simile

• Onomatopoeia

• Alliteration

What is the primary function of a metaphor in a literary text?

• To provide a literal description

• To create a vivid image by comparing two unlike things

• To list factual information

• To define technical terms

Which of the following sentences contains a metaphor?

• The leaves danced in the wind.

• Her eyes were shining like stars.

• The world is a stage.

• He ran as fast as a cheetah.