V4 - Figurative Language

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• Middelbare school
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• Leerjaar 4

00:38

"I'm like a bird"

1. Simile
2. Metaphor
3. Personification
4. Hyperbole

00:58

"You, with your words like knives..."

1. Metaphor
2. Simile
3. Understatement
4. Personification

01:07

You, with your voice like nails on a chalkboard calling me out when I'm wounded

1. Hyperbole
2. Understatement
3. Metaphor
4. Simile

01:15

"Do you ever feel like a plastic bag"

1. Metaphor
2. Simile
3. Hyperbole
4. Understatement

01:30

"Baby, you're a firework!"

1. Simile
2. Hyperbole
3. Personification
4. Metaphor

After this lesson...

... you can recognise examples of metaphors, similes, hyperboles, understatements and personifications!

... you can use the decision tree to identify the right type of figurative language

What is figurative language?

Metaphor vs. Simile

A comparison between two things that are seemingly unrelated

A comparison between two things with the words 'like' or 'as'

Hyperbole vs. Understatement

Describing something in a way that makes it seem less important, bad, serious etc. than it really is

Exaggeration for emphasis or effect

Personification

When inanimate objects are given human characteristics

Personification

Simile

Metaphor

Hyperbole

Understatement

A comparison between two things that are seemingly unrelated

When inanimate objects are given human characteristics

Describing something in a way that makes it seem less important, bad, serious etc. than it really is

A comparison between two things with the words 'like' or 'as'

Exaggeration for emphasis or effect

Figurative Language Worksheet 

Identify types of figurative language in 10 sentences

00:13

You're as cold as ice

is a

1. Personification
2. Hyperbole
3. Metaphor
4. Simile

00:19

Havana, ooh-na-na (ayy) Half of my heart is in Havana, ooh na-na (ayy, ayy)
He took me back to East Atlanta, na-na-na, ah
Oh, but my heart is in Havana (ayy)
There's somethin' 'bout his manners (uh-huh)
Havana, ooh-na-na (uh)

Identify the hyperbole:

00:23

"I'm a hot air balloon that could go to space"

is a

1. Personification
2. Simile
3. Metaphor

02:18

I'm never gonna dance again, guilty feet have got no rhythm
Though it's easy to pretend, I know you're not a fool
I should have known better than to cheat a friend
And waste a chance that I'd been given
So I'm never gonna dance again the way I danced with you

Which phrase contains a personification?

Provide an example of an understatement

How confident do you feel about your understanding of figurative language?

1. I'm ready to move on!
2. I need a bit more practice
3. I'm confused

Have a good day!

It'sLearning

For your tests, you need to be familiar with the definitions of these terms (R) and you need to be able to apply the terms to literary works (T1 + T2).