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You're Chicken! What is figurative language? How do we use it?

H o u w o d y o f i y o o d u u o t ? y e f k e s d a b a n e i t e s d n l i o n i t n f a i y s h y g o g o W e u u r ’ r v u o e p y g a l o l n a t t t s u ? p IDIOM A phrase that means something different to h a t W d i d y o u d a o the actual meaning of n i f y o o u s t h e c e t a t o l s u t e o f t l h ? e s e b words used... i k a h g a ? t c s f o I e c e i p Idioms can be tricky for people learning a new language!

o u a s y e r A l d b s o o o t a s ? h g Sometimes u o t they use e e l i n g a f s u o y e r LIKE ... A SIMILE d o g ? a s a k c i s A simile compares u ? o g o y l a o e D two things that are k i l p e not really similar. e l s Sometimes they use u o y AS ... o D l i k e t a a h o e ? r s e

y m T e h i r s a c u e l a o n s Y s i r h o s o n m u I S s a Z O O ! METAPHOR A metaphor says M y h e a r t i a s s something IS a very i r e b r o h k c e a n e N ! ! t different thing... y O M G A R D

Why do we use fjgurative language? To make To think about To get our speech and things in a new point across writing more or different clearly. interesting way Remember: A simile uses AS or LIKE , a metaphor says something IS something else.