Contributor: Elephango Editors. Lesson ID: 10054
Are you bored stiff? Does studying language leave you high and dry? This lesson will fill you to the brim with videos, games, and projects, so you can learn to recognize and use figurative language!
I slept like a log.
The test was a breeze.
My luggage weighs a ton.
Opportunity is knocking at your door.
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
Figurative language is everywhere! Discover what it is and how to use it.
Figurative language is a literary device used by authors.
It is language that uses words and expressions with a meaning different from the literal interpretation. Types of figurative language include the following.
Each type of figurative language is different.
Explore several of these with the video below.
Watch this next video for more examples of figurative language.
Check out the resources below for even more examples of figurative language.
Now that you are sharp regarding figurative language, create an illustrated dictionary for six types of figurative language.
Share your completed book with your class or family.
Print three copies of the Graphic Organizer - Venn Diagram from Downloadable Resources in the right-hand sidebar. Use them to compare and contrast each of the following pairs of figurative language.
Once you've got it all sewn up, move to the Got It? section to search out more examples!