Simile Metaphor Personification Hyperbole Idiom Figurative Language in

+ Simile Metaphor Personification Hyperbole Idiom Figurative Language in The Outsiders

+ Figurative Language in The Outsiders n All references to the novel are referring to The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton; Publisher: Penguin Books n Date: 2003 n ISBN: 0 -14 -038572 -X

+ Figurative Language n Words or phrases that exaggerate or alter the usual meanings of the individual words n Writers use figurative language (figures of speech) to spark the reader’s imagination and create images for the reader.

+ Overview n Figurative Language Definitions n Practice Pages n Activity Pages n Assessment Pages

+ Simile n A Comparison of two things (that may or may not be alike) using the words like or as. n He ran like the wind. n She was as pretty as a flower.

+ Metaphor n A comparison of two unlike things without using like or as. n The ice cream cone was a tower of sweetness. n Her bangs were a curtain over her eyes.

+ Personification n Giving human qualities to non-human things. n The wind whistled through the hills. n The seas swallowed up the land.

+ Hyperbole n An obvious and deliberate exaggeration. n I am so hungry I could eat a horse. n I laughed so hard the earth shook.

+ Idiom n An expression that can not be taken literally. n He was pulling my leg when he told me it was raining cats and dogs. n My bicycle kicked the bucket yesterday. n Many idioms contain other types of figurative language.

+ Practice Page 1 - Identify the type of figurative language underlined in each sentence. n We went to the concession stand and, as usual, there was a line a mile long, so we had to wait. n Two-Bit’s comical grin was gone and his dancing gray eyes were stormy. n He had told us stories about muggings in New York that made the hair on the back of my neck stand up. n She didn’t have to keep her guard up with me. n He would slap Darry on the back and tell him he was getting to be a man, a regular chip off the block, and they would be as close as they used to be.

+ Practice Page 2 - Underline the figurative language and identify its type. n There was a silent moment when everything held its breath, and then the sun rose. n You look like you’ve been through the mill. n When you dropped like a ton of lead I thought I’d aimed too high and broke your neck. n I backed up, just like a frightened animal, shaking my head. n Take your feet off my chair and shut your trap. n We killed time by reading Gone With the Wind and playing poker.