Figurative

Language

Hyperbole

Exa

mple

“I love thee with the breath, smiles, tears of all my life!” (Elizabeth Browning)

You T

ry

Use the following prompts to create hyperbole.

1I am so thirsty…

2This guy is so cheap…

3She is so smart…

4I love it more than…

5The teacher is so boring…

Simile

Exa

mple

“O my Love's like a red, red rose, / That's newly sprung in June” (Robert Burns)

You T

ry

Create two insults and two compliments using simile.

6Create one insult using simile.

7Create another insult

using simile.

8Create one compliment using simile.

9Create another compliment using simile.

Metaphor

Meta

phor

“You are a tulip. (Robert Herrick)

You T

ry

First, complete the metaphor:Hair is… a broom.Shoes are… hats.

You T

ry

Then, answer who, what, when, where,

why or how:Shoes are… hats (where?) at the other

end.

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War is a…

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Love is…

12

School is…

13

Cigarettes are…

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Smiles of…

Personification

Exa

mple

“The waves beside them dance…” (William Wordsworth)

You T

ry

Personify three places. (i.e. My house sang the Blues when the roof began to leak.)

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Place one

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Place two

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Place three

Figurative

LanguageIdentification

Set-

Up

Cut the quotations into

strips.Fold your piece of construction paper into quarters and label: Simile Metaphor Personification Hyperbole

Proce

dure

Both quickly and correctly, place the strips in the quadrant

to which they belong.Call me over to check

them.Glue them down.First person finished

gets to gloat.