Display this poster when learning about the different comprehension strategies and interpreting figurative language.

Information on the poster includes:

Figurative language is a word or phrase that does not have a literal meaning. It is used by the writer for the sake of comparison or dramatic effect.

• A metaphor is a word or phrase that is used to make a direct comparison between two unlike things.
• A simile uses the words ‘like’ or ‘as’ to compare one object or idea with another to suggest they are alike.
• Onomatopoeia is the use of words that imitate the sounds associated with the objects or actions they refer to.
• Idioms are words, phrases or expressions that cannot be taken literally.
• Alliteration is the repetition of the same or similar kinds of sounds at the beginning of words or in stressed syllables.
• Personification is the act of giving non-living things human characteristics.