Figurative Language

Figurative Language

Learning Target: By the end of today, I will apply figurative language to my poetic writing.

Figurative Language

language that contains or uses figures of speech, especially metaphors

Figures of Speech

words or phrases that possess a separate meaning from their literal definition

Figures of Speech

Pay close attention the definition of each term!

Alliteration

Alliteration is the repetition of the beginning sounds of neighboring words.

Examples:

- Liz loves lions.

- Walter wondered where Wendy was.

- Josh jumps joyously.

Multiple Select

Which are examples of alliteration?

• Alessandro ate apples and apricots.

• Rae ran into Sae.

• Tristen made Dylan happy and then went to take a little nappy.

• Josh jumped joyously.

Imagery

is language used by poets, novelists and other writers to create images in the mind of the reader

Poll

Are these good examples of imagery?

• Yes

• No

Metaphor

makes a comparison between two unlike things or ideas

Multiple Select

Which of the following statements contain a metaphor?

• Liz is smart.

• Juaquin thinks time is money.

• Shrek is an ogre.

• Love is blind.

Personification

gives human qualities to non-living things or ideas

Multiple Select

Which are examples of personification?

• The car runs fast.

• Mr. Wolff works hard.

• The wind whistled all night long.

• Zander flew to New Zealand last night.

• The little engine kept telling himself, "I think I can, I think I can."

Simile

a comparison between two unlike things using the words "like" or "as"

Fill in the Blank

Please fill in the blank to make the statement a simile:

Dylan is __ strong as an ox.

Onomatopoeia

the term for a word that sounds like what it is describing

Examples:

Whoosh

Splat

Buzz

Multiple Select

Please choose the sounds that could be used to describe someone who is fast.

• Whoosh

• Bazinga

• Boom

• Crash

Oxymoron

two contradictory terms used together.

Hyperbole

uses exaggeration for emphasis or effect