Writing | Figurative Language

LI: To investigate figurative language.

This week for writing we were learning about figurative language. There are five different figurative languages. They are: Simile, Metaphor, Personification, Hyperbole & Understatement. A simile is when a comparison is made using the words 'like' or 'as'. A metaphor is when a comparison is made without using 'like' or 'as'. Personification is when an object or idea is given human abilities. A hyperbole is over-exaggerating something to have more emotion. An understatement is language with less strength than anticipated (opposite of hyperbole). We had to make a slide deck explaining the meanings of the figurative languages and examples of them.