What is Exploring figurative langauge

Exploring Figurative Language highlights a variety of common idioms and proverbs for students in grades 5–8. Students will deepen their skills in writing, understanding word meanings, and using context clues with this engaging classroom resource.

figurative language adds color, touch, and feelings to your writing. It takes the reader to a place where they can use all their senses to understand the work. In its most basic definition, figurative language is the use of different literary devices to make writing more impactful or effective.

Take similes and metaphors - two of the most popular forms of figurative language. Similes make comparisons using the words "like" or "as." For example:

He was fierce as a lion.

Metaphors make more indirect comparisons. For example:

After meditating, he was Buddha himself.

Explanation:

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since a simile compares two unlike things using like or as, it kind of gives an item the ability to do something it can't.

example: "the player was like a tiger on the field"

in this sentence, the simile conveys the idea that the player was fast and strong, like a tiger.