Our objective for this unit:
Be able to identify and describe the following types of figurative language: metaphors, similes, hyperboles, personification.
Be able to analyze how figurative language helps an author enhance a reader's experience.
Be able to use figurative language in our own writing.
Figurative language is used to create a special effect or feeling. It is characterized by
figures of speech—language that compares, exaggerates, or means something other than
what it first appears to mean.
A figure of speech is a literary device used to create a special effect or feeling by making
some type of interesting or creative comparison. The four most common are simile,
metaphor, personification, and hyperbole.
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Katy Perry's "Firework" contains multiple examples of figurative language.
