Figurative Language Lesson (spooky examples)

Figurative Language

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E3.5(B) analyze the internal and external development of characters through a range of literary devices

​E1.2(C) relate the figurative language of a literary work to its historical and cultural setting

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TEKS

• Identify different types of literary devices in text passages.

• Write examples of literary devices.

• Know the differences between metaphors, simile, personification, irony, hyperbole, and alliteration.

SWBAT​

​Objectives

​What is Figurative Language?

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Not meant to be taken literally.

Intended to create an image in your mind

The Most Common Literary Devices

These are just the main ones we will see in many of our short stories and passages.

comparing two things using "like" or "as"​

Simile​

​Justin Timberlake's hair is as curly as ramen noodles.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following sentences is an example of a simile?

• The girl was so pale that I thought she was a ghost.

• She was as pale as the corpse doll that was hanging on her door.

• The witches were riding their brooms through the night.

• The cold air howled at the moon as the house shook.

Open Ended

Read the following sentence. What two things are being compare in the sentence?

Even in his last years, Granddad had a mind like a steel trap, only one that had been left out so long, it had rusted shut.

Open Ended

Write your own example of a simile.

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compares two unlike things and does NOT use "like" or "as"

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Metaphors

Multiple Choice

Which of the following sentences is an example of a metaphor?

• She walked the empty halls like a ghost wandering a haunted house.

• She was a deep shade of blue by the time the police arrived.

• She shrieked so loud all the windows shattered.

• She was a monster, she scared those boys so bad they could no longer sleep at night.

Open Ended

Write your own example of a metaphor.

Giving human like characteristics to non-living things

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Personification

Multiple Choice

Which of the following sentences is an example of personification?

• The girl whispered to the walls in hopes that the ghost will knock back.

• The boy screamed like a coyote when he saw the red widow spider.

• The mermaids called to the men at sea.

• The shadows of the candles flame danced against the walls.

Open Ended

Write your own example of personification.

An extreme exaggeration for emphasis or an overstatement

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Hyperbole

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of a hyperbole.

• The little girl had black eyes and her smile was a mile long.

• The ghost was moved back and forth between the rooms like a pendulum.

• The graveyard was jumping with activity.

• The investigator was as sneaky as a cat when he crawled in the house.

Open Ended

Write your own example of a hyperbole.

The repeating sound at the beginning of a word.​

Alliteration

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is alliteration?

• The tree was as big as a tower.

• The house was vibrating with a dark and eerie sensation.

• The witches brewed their potions in the cracking attic.

• Slowly the slug started up the steep surface.

Open Ended

Write your own example of alliteration.

When the unexpected actually happens.

There are three type. ​

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Irony

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of irony?

• The plane pilot was scared of heights.

• The sky roared as the storm poured down on the streets.

• The vampires disappeared the second they saw a stake.

• The wolves cried to the moon when they lost their brother.

Open Ended

Write your own example of irony.

​You are almost done!

Please make sure you answered all of the questions so far...

​Exit Ticket

​Please finish this ET by the end of class.

Multiple Choice

What literary device is this?

She was as white as a ghost when she saw the snake near her.

• metaphor

• simile

• personification

• irony

Multiple Choice

What literary device is this?

The trees danced while the storm destroyed the town.

• metaphor

• simile

• personification

• hyperbole

Multiple Choice

What literary device is this?

Samuel was saddened by the sudden news of his son.

• irony

• personification

• alliteration

• hyperbole

Multiple Choice

What literary device is this?

The girl felt the safest in the haunted house where the murders took place.

• irony

• personifcation

• hyperbole

• metaphor

Multiple Choice

What literary device is this?

He was a troll, always being mean and bothering people.

• irony

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

Multiple Choice

What is the definition of alliteration?

• comparing words using "like" or "as"

• the repetition of a sound at the start of a word

• giving human characteristic traits to non living things

• when something happens that is not expected