One week Course in Figurative Language

Figurative Language		Comparing two unlike things using the words like or as
Literal Language		An exaggeration of the facts.
Simile		Saying on the thing and meaning something else.
Metaphor		Writing with detail to arouse one or more of the 5 senses.
Personification		A phrase is common to people who speak the same language- saying one thing but meaning another.
Imagery		Meaning exactly what you say.
Idiom		Comparing two unlike things using the words like or as.
Hyperbole		Repetition of consonant sounds in a piece of writing.
Alliteration		Giving human qualities to non-human things.

 

No pain No Gain - You have to work for what you want.
Call it a day - Stop working on something.
Better late than never - better to a rive than not to come at all
Miss the boat - It's too late
Break a leg - Good luck
Hang in there - Don't give up
 My Teacher is the Bomb!
 

Figurative Column	Literal Column
a.Just chill out dude!  It means: Calm down.
b. ‘He is driving me up the wall!’ It means:  Someone annoying you or irritate you.
c. ‘His nose is out of joint’ It means: Offending or upsetting.
d. The teacher is a real scream It means: Very funny or humorous.
e. What is she cooking up in her mind right now? It means: Panning a scheme.
f. He gave her the eye.  It means: Giving an angry look.

What am I learning?
-I'm learning about idioms and how to understand it.
How does this work show my learning?
-It shows my learning by putting examples on it
What am I wondering?
- I wonder if is it really easy to understand it, sometimes I don't understand.