FIGURATIVE

LANGUAGE
Language that
goes beyond the
normal meaning of
the words used
 In other words…
Figure it out!
There’s a deeper
meaning hidden
in the words.
Examples of
Figurative
Language
1. SIMILE
A comparison is made
between unlike or
dissimilar objects using
the words like or as.
 EXAMPLES
a. The love of Romeo
to Juliet is sweet like a
candy.
b. The old man’s hair is
as white as snow.
2. METAPHOR
 a comparison is
drawn between two
dissimilar or unlike
things without the use
of like or as.
 EXAMPLES
a. This computer is a
dinosaur.
b. Life is a box of
chocolates.
3. PERSONIFICATION
A figurative language
in which animals,
ideas, or objects are
given human
characteristics or form.
 EXAMPLES
a. The tree bowed
and waved to me in
the wind.
b. The moon looked down
at me.
4. HYPERBOLE
A figurative language
in which an
exaggeration or
overstatement is made
to illustrate a point.
 EXAMPLES
a. I’m so hungry I
could eat a horse!
b. I nearly died
laughing.