Grade 5 Figurative Language

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• Figurative language is creative language used to make comparisons, explain abstract ideas, or add dramatic effect, rather than using literal meanings.
• A simile is a type of figurative language that compares two different things using the words 'like' or 'as'.
• A metaphor compares two different things by stating that one thing IS another, without using 'like' or 'as'.
• Personification gives human characteristics or actions to things that are not human, such as animals or objects.
• Hyperbole is an exaggerated statement used for emphasis or humor that is not meant to be taken literally, such as 'I've been waiting forever'.
• An idiom is a common phrase where the words do not mean what they literally say, having a figurative meaning known by speakers of the language.
• Alliteration occurs when words in a phrase or sentence that start with the same sound (usually a consonant) are used repeatedly.
• Onomatopoeia is a word that uses a sound to imitate the natural sound of the object or action it describes, like 'buzz' or 'drip'.
• The phrase 'raining cats and dogs' is an idiom that figuratively means it is raining very heavily.
• The statement 'She is as fast as a cheetah' is a simile because it compares speed using the word 'as'.
• The sentence 'Johnny was a clown' is a metaphor because it directly states Johnny IS a clown without using 'like' or 'as'.
• The phrase 'The leaves danced in the breeze' is an example of personification because leaves cannot actually dance, a human action.