Figurative Language in Movies
Figurative language makes stories more interesting.
People who tell stories using them are more entertaining.
Books that use them skillfully are more descriptive.
If you can identify them, then you can use them. As you watch this video look for the following types of figurative language:
- Similes
- Metaphors
- Hyperbole
- Onomatopoeia
- Personification
- Alliteration
The first part of the video reviews the figurative language above. The second half gives you movie clips where you have to identify the type of literary device used.
Watch this video and be entertained while you learn about figurative language...
Now that you know figurative language is used in movie as was pointed out in this video, you will start noticing the use of it in everything you watch from television, to video clips, to movies... figurative language is everywhere!
