Fun with Figurative Language

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Fun with Figurative Language

• A StAIR by Lisa Mele

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Objective

• Students will learn figurative language terms and
  demonstrate understanding of each terms meaning
• North Carolina Standard Course of Study 8th Grade
  ELA
• 5.02 Study the characteristics of literary
  genres (fiction, nonfiction, drama, and poetry)

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Audience

• This StAIR has been developed for 8th grade ELA
  students, but could be used for all middle grades
  students.

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Figurative Language

• Definition speech or writing that departs from
  literal meaning in order to achieve a special
  effect or meaning
• We will be using various types of figurative
  language as we study poetry

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Examples of Figurative Language

• Click the following links to learn about
  figurative language terms
• Figurative Language Terms Video
• Figurative Language Glogster
• Now that youve got a basic idea of each term,
  lets review the specific definitions

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Types of Figurative Language

• Click each link to review the terms. When you
  finish, click the arrow on the right
• Personification
• Alliteration
• Metaphor
• Simile
• Hyperbole
• Onomatopoeia
• Assonance

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Personification

• Definition
• Giving human characteristics to something that is
  non-human

• Example
• The stuffed bear smiled as the little boy hugged
  him close

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Alliteration

• Definition
• The repetition of the initial consonant sounds in
  two or more neighboring words or syllables

• Example
• The wild and woolly walrus waits and wonders when
  we'll walk by

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Metaphor

• Definition
• Comparing two things by using one thing/object in
  place of another to suggest the likeness between
  them
• Does not use the words like or as

• Example
• Her hair was silk

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Simile

• Definition
• A figure of speech comparing two unlike things
  using the words like or as

• Example
• The sun is like a yellow ball of fire in the sky

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Hyperbole

• Definition
• An exaggerated figure of speech, often with humor

• Example
• Mile-high ice cream cone

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Onomatopoeia

• Definition
• Naming a thing or an action by imitating the
  sound associated with it

• Examples
• Buzz
• Hiss
• Roar
• Woof

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Assonance

• Definition
• A repetition of vowel sounds within words

• Examples
• holy stony
• Fleet feet sweep by sleeping geese

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REVIEW TIME

• Go through each review in the order listed here.
• Review 1
• Review 2
• Review 3
• Review 4 Fireworks Song/Lyrics
• Review 5
• Review 6
• Review 7
• Review 8
• Click here when you finish all reviews

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Review Time!

• The sky is as blue as a smurf is an example of
  a metaphor.
• True or False

FALSE
TRUE
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Review Time

• Honk, Ka-Pow, Boom, Buzz are all examples of

Hyperbole
Onomatopoeia
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Review Time

• Sammy saw a slithering snake is an example of
  alliteration.

TRUE
FALSE
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Review Time- Listen to the song and identify the
figurative language used

• Firework by Katy Perry
• Do you ever feel like a plastic bag
• Drifting through the wind
• Wanting to start again
• Do you ever feel, feel so paper thin
• Like a house of cards
• One blow from caving in
• Do you ever feel already buried deep
• Six feet under scream
• But no one seems to hear a thing
• Do you know that there's still a chance for you
• Cause there's a spark in you

• You just gotta ignite the light
• And let it shine
• Just own the night
• Like the Fourth of July
• Cause baby you're a firework
• Come on show 'em what you're worth
• Make 'em go "Oh, oh, oh!"
• As you shoot across the sky-y-y
• Baby you're a firework
• Come on let your colors burst
• Make 'em go "Oh, oh, oh!"
• You're gonna leave 'em fallin' down-own-own
• Boom, boom, boom
• Even brighter than the moon, moon, moon
• It's always been inside of you, you, you
• And now it's time to let it through

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Review Time

• Youre a firework is an example of a

Simile
Metaphor
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Review Time

• Boom, boom, boom even brighter than the moon,
  moon, moon is an example of two types of
  figurative language. Choose which two

Assonance and Onomatopoeia
Alliteration and Onomatopoeia
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Review Time

• Already buried deep/Six feet under scream/But no
  one seems to hear a thing
• Is an example of

Hyperbole
Personification
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Review Time

• Do you ever feel, feel so paper thin/
• Like a house of cards/ One blow from caving in?
• Is an example of

Simile
Metaphor
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YOU GOT IT!
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SORRY, TRY AGAIN
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Congratulations!

• Youve finished the figurative language terms
  review! You should now be able to read a poem and
  identify the seven types of figurative language
  you worked with here!