| Task 3: Using Figurative Language | ||||||
| Many authors enjoy the revision part of the writing process the most. During revision writers move text, remove text, add details, and reword text. Authors may use figurative language to bring their writing to life. Three examples of figurative language are: | ||||||
| Simile
- A comparison using the words "like" or "as"
Some examples of similies from Duke Ellington by Andrea Davis Pinkney 'Toby let loose on his sleek brass sax, curling his notes like a kite tail in the wind.' The notes of music are compared to a kite tail. 'He could make his trumpet wail like a man whose blues were deeper than the deep blue sea.' The blues the trumpet is playing are compared to the blueness of the sea. |
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| Metaphor
- A metaphor is another comparison, but it
is less direct. These examples are also from Duke Ellington.
'Duke painted colors with his band's sound.' 'His Mood Indigo was a musical stream that swelled over the airwaves.' |
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| Idiom
- A phrase or expression that cannot be understood
from the meanings of the individual words.
Authors use idioms to make their characters sound real. Click on the link below to read a story that uses idioms and then take an idiom quiz. Idiom story Now read your story
with a partner and add some figurative language to it.
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