3. COMPARE one thing to another to help to
describe.
EXAGGERATE to make a point.
GIVES something non-human, or
inanimate, person-like qualities.
4. Simile – A comparison of two things using the
words “like” or “as” to connect those two things.
Example: “You are as beautiful as a summer
day.”
This statements compares a person’s beauty to the beauty found
in a summer’s day, using the connector word “as”.
5. ON YOUR WORKSHEET:
Question #2:
Write about it! What comes to your mind when you think of a beautiful
summer’s day?
Did you know? The comparison between a person’s beauty
and a summer day originally came from William
Shakespeare’s famous 14-line poem,
“Sonnet Number 18”.
The actual line is:
“Shall I compare thee (you) to a summer’s day?
Thou (you) art (are) more lovely and more temperate (gentle).
6. Example: “Life is like a box of chocolates.”
This statement is using the word “like” to compare the
unexpectedness and randomness of life to the unexpectedness and
randomness of grabbing a piece of chocolate from a box. You never
know what you’re going to get!
7. ON YOUR WORKSHEET:
Question #3:
Write down or describe a type of candy you might really enjoy
picking out of a box of chocolates and compare that to something
you might really enjoy happening in your life.
Now write down or describe a type of a candy that you would want
to spit out if you picked it and compare that to something not-so-
good happening in your life.
8. Example: “Life is a roller coaster ride.”
This statement is simply comparing the ups and downs of life to the ups
and downs of a roller coaster ride WITHOUT using the connector word.
9. Example:
“I’ve seen that movie a million times.”
This statement is just saying that the person has seen the movie
many, many times, but we all know that its nearly impossible for this
person to have seen any movie a million times.
REMEMBER:
THE WHOLE POINT OF FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE IS FOR IT
NOT TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY!
10. ON YOUR WORKSHEET:
Think of a movie you feel like you’ve seen a million
times.
11. This one is easy to remember because of the word
“person” in the name!
Example:
“My heart cried.”
This statement just means the person was sad, but they used
personification to help get their point across. Doesn’t it paint a
much better picture than if they had just said “I am sad”?
12. ON YOUR WORKSHEET:
Come up with your own example of personification.
