Figurative Language

RLA.O.4.1.11:distinguish between the ways in which language is used in literary texts: simile

metaphoridioms

analogiespuns

metaphor is a comparison of two things that does not use "like" or "as."

The is a .

metaphor is a comparison of two things that does not use "like" or "as."

The is a .

The boy is a monkey.

A simile is a comparison of two things using "like" or "as."

• The looked like

A simile is a comparison of two things using "like" or "as."

• The looked like

The cloud looked like snow.

An idiom is a phrase where the words together have a meaning that is

different from the dictionary definitions of the individual words

An idiom is a phrase where the words together have a meaning that is

different from the dictionary definitions of the individual words

IT IS RAINING

CATS AND DOGS!

An analogy is a comparison between two different things, in order to highlight some form of similarity.

is to as

is to

An analogy is a comparison between two different things, in order to highlight some form of similarity.

are to as

is to

Gloves are to hands as paint is to walls

Pun -A play on words, sometimes on different senses of the same

word and sometimes on the similar sense or sound of different words

What did the to his friend?Captain

Pun -A play on words, sometimes on different senses of the same

word and sometimes on the similar sense or sound of different words

What did the to his friend?Captain

What did the boat captain say to his friend?I sea you!