Figurative Language In Movies

Similes and Metaphors BrainPOP

What Is An Idiom? | Figurative Language

Check out this list of idioms and definitions.

"Similes and Metaphors"

Personification

 10 fun examples of personification in poetry.

The Duel (a poem with personification)

Humorous Examples of Personification in Poetry

Poems All Fifth Graders Should Read

Willow and Gingko -- Eve Merriam
The Duel -- Eugene Field
Paul Revere's Ride -- Longfellow
Acquainted with the Night -- Robert Frost
The Cremation of Sam McGee -- Robert Service
Barbara Frietchie -- John Whittier
Dreams -- Langston Hughes
The Arrow and the Song -- Longfellow
Jabberwocky -- Lewis Carroll
Little Orphant Annie -- James Riley
The Children's Hour -- Longfellow (This one reminds me of my kids.)
Harlem (A Dream Deferred) -- Langston Hughes (My personal favorite.)

Poems, more poems! Someone stop me before I share some more.

The Swing by Robert Louis Stevenson
Sea Fever by John Masefield
Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening by Robert Frost
Wynken, Blynken and Nod by Eugene Field
Helen Keller by Langston Hughes
Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein
The Say Hey Kid by Sue Mason

Share your favorite poem with me and I will include it below:
Lauren likes Warning by Shel Silverstein
Kavya likes The Genie in the Flask by Shel Silverstein
Dharshan likes The Meehoo with an Exactlywatt
Owen likes Homework! Oh, Homework!

Figurative Language Review

Watch the slideshow above and do your best on the quiz at the end.  If you want more information on figurative language, check out this teacher's website.  You can also practice with these flashcards from Time for Kids.  The rap video below is just for fun.

Figurative Language Practice

Figurative Language Terms from kjhatzi

Figurative Language from Emma B. Ward Elementary

Personification

per·son·i·fi·ca·tion

noun

the attribution of human nature or character to animals, inanimate objects, or abstract notions, especially as a rhetorical figure. 

the act of attributing human qualities to an animal, object, or abstraction; the act of personifying: The author's personification of the farm animals made for an enchanting children's book.

-- dictionary.com

Check out these personification examples.

Here are some humorous examples of personification.

Similes are as easy as 1, 2, 3. (And other figurative language links.)

Use the first two links to review different types of figurative language.  Then practice a few of these concepts with the links after that.
1.  What is figurative language?
2.  Examples of figurative language.
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Simile or Metaphor quiz
Similes and Metaphors advanced quiz
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