Hello!

I am Mary Andrea Loise H. Lapiña, your instructor for today.

Let me tell you about the topic that we are going to tackle.

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Figurative
language
Objectives
 Identify sentences that have figurative language.

 Familiarize words that corresponds to each figurative

language, and differentiate them.

 Creatively utilize figurative languages to their works.

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IDENTIFY!
Let’s start with examples!
Example 1

The sea lashed out in anger at the ships,

unwilling to tolerate another battle.

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Example 1

The sea lashed out in anger at the ships,

unwilling to tolerate another battle.

ANSWER:
PERSONIFICATI
ON
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Example 2

I move fast like a cheetah on the

Serengeti.

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Example 2

I move fast like a cheetah on the

Serengeti.

ANSWER:
SIMILE

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Example 3

She's drowning in a sea of grief.

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Example 3

She's drowning in a sea of grief.

ANSWER:
METAPHOR

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languag
e
It creates comparisons by
linking the senses and the
concrete to abstract ideas.
Words or phrases are used
in a non-literal way for
particular effect.

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TERMS AND DEFINITIONS!
Simile Metaphor
It compares two things. It only make sense when the
However, similes use the similarities between the two
words "like" or "as." things being compared are
apparent or readers
understand the connection
between the two words.

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1. She's happy as a
clam.

2. Busy as a bee. SIMI

3. The tall girl stood out
like a sore thumb.
LE
4. Clean as a whistle.

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1. You're a couch potato.

2. Time is money. mEtap

hor
3. You are my sunshine.

4. This coffee shop is an

icebox!

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Terms and definitions!
Onomatopoeia
It names something or an
action by imitating the sound
associated with it.
Hyperbole
It is an outrageous
exaggeration that emphasizes
a point. It tends to be seen in
ridiculous or funny
instances.
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1. The horse neighed at

ONO
the visitors.

2. You can hear the peep

MAT
peep of the chickens
as they peck the
ground.

3. The cat meows

incessantly as Jill pets
OPO
it.
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1. I've told you a million
times to clean your
room!

2. Her head was

spinning from all the
hyperbo
new information.

3. You could've knocked

le
me over with a
feather.

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Terms and definitions!
Personification Idiom
It gives human An idiom is an
characteristics to expression which means
inanimate objects, something else beyond
animals or ideas. the literal meaning.

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1. Lightning danced
across the sky. personi
2. The wind howled in
the night. ficatio
3. Rita heard the last
piece of pie calling
her name.
n
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1. You are not his cup of
tea.

2. That job was a piece Idio

of a cake.

3. She was on cloud m

nine after receiving a
hefty raise.

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Let us analyze
the topic like a
math problem!
You may say that it is very
easy to identify and find in
sentences. Yet, it could be
difficult without proper
analysis.

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You can
do it!
Let’s do a board work
activity and 10-item quiz,
to test your knowledge.
Good luck!

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Board work activity
Let’s check!

1. It’s hot outside, so staying inside today was a no-brainer

for me.
2. The car complained as the key was roughly turned in its
ignition.
3. The mooing of the cows was hard to miss.

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Board work activity
Let’s check!

1. It’s hot outside, so staying inside today was a no-brainer

for me. Answer: IDIOM
2. The car complained as the key was roughly turned in its
ignition. Answer: PERSONIFICATION
3. The mooing of the cows was hard to miss.
Answer: ONOMATOPOEIA

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 QUIZ TIME!
Now that you have a basic understanding about
this topic, why don’t we make you an expert?
 What could it be?
1. The waves crashed against the rocks.
2. My flowers were begging for water.
3. The cactus saluted those who drove past.
4. Just spill the beans, Jack!
5. The boat was lighter than air as it glided along the water.
6. She danced so gracefully she was like a swan.
7. I had to walk 15 miles to school in the snow, uphill, in bare feet.
8. You got me in a pickle, George!
9. He has a heart of stone.
10. My mouth was as dry as a bone.

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What could it be?
1. Onomatopoeia - crashed
2. Personification - begging
3. Personification - saluted
4. Idiom – spill the beans
5. Metaphor – lighter than air
6. Simile – like a swan
7. Hyperbole – walked 15 miles in bare feet
8. Idiom – in a pickle
9. Metaphor – a heart of stone
10. Simile – mouth as dry as a bone

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“See beyond
the horizon,
and you might
as well be on
your way to
success.”
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