FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE

(Simile, Metaphor,
Personification,
Hyperbole, Irony)
EN6LC-Ia-2.3.1 –EN6LC-Ia-2.3.8

Ma. Luiza A. Geli

Teacher 1
Sta. Cruz Elementary School
 Describe the picture.

What sounds do you think will you hear from that place?
 Unlocking of Difficulty

1. jungle – forest
Wild animals live in the jungle.
2. crazy- silly, fool
Be careful with the crazy people for they might hurt
you.
3. cabs – taxis
I love to ride in an air-conditioned cab.
4. chaos- commotion
Let us love one another to avoid chaos in our place.
5. Rhythm- regularity
I love the rhythm of the songs of Bruno Mars.
 Unlocking of Difficulty

Are you familiar of the place New

York City? In what country does it
belong?
Try to answer the following
questions:
1. What is the title of the poem?
2. How will you describe the city
of New York?
3. Do you want live in New York
City? Why? Why not?
(Values Infusion: Respect the customs and traditions of a particular place.)
 New York City
New York City is like a jungle
No, it is a jungle!
It is always jumping with excitement
Because of the noise, half the city is deaf
Still, the city cares about its crazy customers
Brands, lights, cabs, style: it’s all there.
This city is great-always something to do.
“B E E P ” ”B E E E E P” get out of the way! When
I arrived in New York,
I was ready for chaos- Instead I found rhythm
- Carmelo
 Sound Devices- are
resources used by poets to convey and
reinforce the meaning or experience
of poetry through the skillful use of
sound. After all, poets are trying to
use a concentrated blend of sound
and imagery to create an emotional
response.
 While both similes and
metaphors are used to make
comparisons, the difference between
similes and metaphors comes down to
a word. Similes use the
words like or as to compare things—
“Life is like a box of chocolates.” In
contrast, metaphors directly state a
comparison—“Love is a battlefield.”
 Examples:

You are like a sunshine in my life. (Simile)

You are my sunshine. (Metaphor)

The basketball player is as tall as a giant.

(Simile)
The basketball player is a giant. (Metaphor)

Andre swam like a fish yesterday. (Simile)

Andrei was a fish during the swimming
Competition. (Metaphor)
 Examples:

You are like a sunshine in my life. (Simile)

You are my sunshine. (Metaphor)

The basketball player is as tall as a giant.

(Simile)
The basketball player is a giant. (Metaphor)

Andre swam like a fish yesterday. (Simile)

Andrei was a fish during the swimming
Competition. (Metaphor)
 Personification is
a figure of speech in which a
thing – an idea or an animal – is
given human attributes. The
non-human objects are
portrayed in such a way that we
feel they have the ability to act
like human beings.
 Examples:

1. Look at my car. She is a beauty, isn’t

she?
2. The wind whispered through dry grass.
3. The flowers danced in the gentle
breeze.
4. Time and tide wait for none.
5. The fire swallowed the entire forest.
 A hyperbole is an
unreal exaggeration to
emphasize the real situation.
Examples:
*If I can't get a Smartphone, I will die.
*She is as thin as a toothpick.
*I am so hungry I could eat a horse.
*Your voice breaks my ear drum.
 Irony is a figure of
speech in which words are used
in such a way that their intended
meaning is different from the
actual meaning of the words. In
simple words, it is a difference
between appearance and
reality.
 Examples:

*The name of Britain’s biggest dog

was “Tiny.”
*The butter is as soft as a slab of
marble.
*“Oh great! Now you have broken
my new camera.”
*His friend’s hand was as soft as a
rock.
 Identify if the following
sentences has simile,
metaphor, personification, hyperbole or irony.
1. The clouds were crying.
2. Her lip is as red as blood.
3. I’m so glad to meet my enemy.
4. Mom’s voice is thunder roaring around
the house.
5.The snake swallowed the whole
elephant including its tusks.