https://padlet.com/lsjacob/figurativelanguageposterlink Different types of Figurative Language Examples From Books en-us 2021-04-02 19:35:39 UTC 2025-12-05 01:43:10 UTC hello@padlet.com lsjacob https://padlet.com/lsjacob/figurativelanguageposterlink/wish/1388666649 "The Book of Clearsight had not contained all the answers to the universe, after all."(Sutherland 14). The Book of Clearsight symbolises knowledge because when they find out that the book is a lie, they're surprised. (Book - Wings of Fire Book12)]]> 2021-04-06 18:49:48 UTC https://padlet.com/lsjacob/figurativelanguageposterlink/wish/1388666649 lsjacob https://padlet.com/lsjacob/figurativelanguageposterlink/wish/1388712272 "-Aunt Marge was inflating like a monstrous balloon, her stomach bursting free of her tweed waistband, each of her fingers blowing up like salami." (Rowling 21). "Like" is a word you use in similes. (Harry Potter - The Prisoner of Azkaban - Book 3).]]> 2021-04-06 19:01:32 UTC https://padlet.com/lsjacob/figurativelanguageposterlink/wish/1388712272 lsjacob https://padlet.com/lsjacob/figurativelanguageposterlink/wish/1388809538 "'Then how come Jackie gets to stay with Carol Lee?', I asked about a million times."(O'Connor 4) "A million times" is exaggerated. (Book - "Wish" by Barbara O'Connor)]]> 2021-04-06 19:28:07 UTC https://padlet.com/lsjacob/figurativelanguageposterlink/wish/1388809538 lsjacob https://padlet.com/lsjacob/figurativelanguageposterlink/wish/1388827273 "Shhmph. The engine cut out completely, and her father turned to face her, hands on his hips." (Ross 23). Shhmph - The sound when the engine of the boat died. (Book - A Dog's Porpoise by M.C. Ross)]]> 2021-04-06 19:33:21 UTC https://padlet.com/lsjacob/figurativelanguageposterlink/wish/1388827273 lsjacob https://padlet.com/lsjacob/figurativelanguageposterlink/wish/1388849863 "Calling MacKenzie a ''mean girl" is an understatement. She's a RATTLESNAKE in pink plumping lip gloss and ankle boots."(Russel 3). There is no like or as, so this would be a metaphor. (Book - Dork Diaries - Tale from a Not-So-Talented- Pop Star, by Rachel Renee Russell).]]> 2021-04-06 19:39:53 UTC https://padlet.com/lsjacob/figurativelanguageposterlink/wish/1388849863 lsjacob https://padlet.com/lsjacob/figurativelanguageposterlink/wish/1388890774 "Four fluffy feathers on a Fiffer-feffer-fif"(Suess 16). The letter F is being used in the sentence over and over again. (Book- Dr. Seuss' ABCs)]]> 2021-04-06 19:52:04 UTC https://padlet.com/lsjacob/figurativelanguageposterlink/wish/1388890774 lsjacob https://padlet.com/lsjacob/figurativelanguageposterlink/wish/1389142023 "Brad's back was as straight a telephone pole, his posture upright, his free arm swinging in a controlled arc at his side. His other arm supported his daughter as if she was a rifle and he was marching in tight military formation"(Korman 49). This paragraph is trying to get a image into your head of how Brad was standing. (Book - Supergifted by Gordon Korman).]]> 2021-04-06 21:23:44 UTC https://padlet.com/lsjacob/figurativelanguageposterlink/wish/1389142023 lsjacob https://padlet.com/lsjacob/figurativelanguageposterlink/wish/1389159455 ""Sir," said the Mouse, "I can eat and sleep and die for my King without one. But a tail is the honor and glory of a Mouse""(Lewis 208). Mice cannot talk in real life, but in Narnia the mouse talks to the King, which is a lion who can also talk. They make the animals talk and walk and acts like humans. (Book - The Chronicles of Narnia, Book4 - Prince Caspian by C.S. Lewis).]]> 2021-04-06 21:32:05 UTC https://padlet.com/lsjacob/figurativelanguageposterlink/wish/1389159455