Identifying Figurative Language

Identifying Figurative Language

5th Grade · ELA · 45 min

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Learning Objective

I can identify examples of idioms, hyperboles, and similes in sentences.

  • 1

    Figurative language is when words have meaning other than what is literally in the text.

  • 2

    A simile compares unlike things using like or as, while a metaphor compares unlike things without using like or as.

  • 3

    Personification is when non-human objects are described to have human characteristics, and hyperbole is an exaggerated figurative statement.