Using Figurative Language

This week in Writing Workshop we are focusing on using "figurative language." This writing technique is used when you write poetry, stories, and even nonfiction.

One example is a "simile." A simile is a sentence that compares two unlike things using the words "like" or "as." A great simile that we could use is "My sister's newborn baby is as small as a peanut." How about a metaphor? A "metaphor" also compares two unlike things without using "like" or "as." For example: "I'm a devil when I get mad at my little brother."

 We are even focusing on "personification". Do you notice the word "person" in it? This helps us remember that this technique gives human qualities/characteristics to animals, objects, or ideas. For example: "The ball jumped into Jonah's hands!"   Finally, we are using hyperboles. A hyperbole is a form of extreme exaggeration. For example "I'm so hungry that I could eat a horse!!"

We have started using figurative language in our own writing and are noticing it a lot in our reading time too!!!!

Written by: Jonah, Cheyenne, and Livi.