FIGURATIVE

LANGUAGE
Writing with
colorful words
Week 1 Lesson 4
Grade 7

Created by: Fatima Siddiqui

Date: 1st September 2021

LESSON OBJECTIVES

What is Figurative Language?

What are its types?

Students will further use creative writing and cognitive skills to

complete the tasks

 FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE

• Def: A set of literary techniques that enhances writing by

adding new meaning and context beyond the literal facts.

• When you use a word or phrase that doesn’t have its normal
everyday, literal meaning

• Non-Literal use of Language/Figure of speech

Literal vs Figurative (Non-
Literal)
•Literal : Red, Beautiful, Petals, Sweet
Scent

•Figurative/ Non-Literal : This rose is as

red as a shiny apple and as beautiful as
the sunrise. Its petals smile to welcome
the morning. Its scent is as sweet as a
baby
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
• It refers to the colors we use to amplify our
writing. It takes an ordinary piece of writing
and dresses it up beautifully

• It’s a way to engage the readers, guiding them

through your writing with a creative tone.
 Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Hyperbole
TYPES OF Allusion
FIGURATIVE Idioms
LANGUAGE: Alliteration
Onomatopoeia
Cliché
Irony
 SIMILE
• A Simile is a figurative term that compares two unlike things using words

• “LIKE” OR “AS”
 SIMILE EXAMPLES:-

Cool as a Cucumber

Smart as a Whip

I am as hungry as a Ravenous Wolf

His feet are as big as a Skateboard

 METAPHOR
• A metaphor compares two unlike things, saying that they are alike.

• It doesn’t use “Like” or “As” instead says one thing is the other thing
 METAPHOR EXAMPLES:

• Love is a Rose
• My mother is a mystery
• Time is money
• Her heart is gold
• Life is a game
ACTIVITY
TIME!!!
• https://www.proprofs.com/quiz-
school/story.php?title=simile-or-
metaphor_4vz
CLASSWORK

Open page number 7 of

workbook.
Answer Key
Q8 .
(a) The abandoned house was as scary as
a nightmare.
 Answer Key
Q8 .
(b) I was so relieved to arrive home that I felt as if
a homeless person found a home.
Answer Key
Q8 .
(c) The kids shouting in the school playground sounded like
nails on a chalkboard.
Answer Key
Q8 .
(d) The teacher looked so angry that she reminded them
of
a raging storm.
Answer Key
Q8 .
(e) The feeling of being lost in the overgrown garden was
similar to
being alone in a dark forest.
GOODBYE