
Exploring Figurative Language
11th Grade · ELA · 45 min
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Learning Objective
I can define and identify different types of figurative language in literature.
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A simile is a comparison between two things using "like" or "as," while a metaphor compares two things directly without using those words. (Word bank: simile, metaphor, personification, hyperbole, allusion)
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Personification is giving human characteristics to non-living things, such as saying "the wind howled," and hyperbole is exaggeration used for emphasis. (Word bank: simile, metaphor, personification, hyperbole, allusion)
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An allusion is a reference to a well-known person, event, or literary work, such as saying "you'd have to be Superman to lift that." (Word bank: simile, metaphor, personification, hyperbole, allusion)


