Figurative Language

Sound Devices

Quick Recap

Multiple Choice

What is the rhyme scheme in this stanza?

Mary had a little lamb,

Its fleece as white as snow.

And everywhere that Mary went,

The lamb was sure to go.

• A,A,B,B

• A,B,A,B

• A,B,C,B

• A,B,C,D

Multiple Choice

What is the sound device in this example?

 

Big, bad Bernie Bean-Toes ate two banana bunches

• alliteration

• assonance

• consonance

• onomatopoeia

Multiple Choice

Crash, Boom,Bang and Zip are examples of........

• Assonance

• Consonance

• ALLITERATION

• Onomatopoeia

Figurative Language

Multiple Choice

Literal language VS. Figurative language

The difference between them is that in Literal Language – You say exactly what you mean. You make no comparison, and you do not exaggerate or understate the situation. Figurative Language – You DON'T say exactly what you mean. You DO compare, exaggerate, and understate the situation.

• True

• False

• I don't know

Multiple Choice

Figurative Language

A word or phrase that does not have its normal, everyday, literal meaning. It is used by the writer to compare, for dramatic effect, or to make writing more interesting.

• True

• False

• I don't know

​What is Simile?

​Simile

A comparison of two unlike things using "like" or "as"

He went after the ball LIKE a tiger pouncing on its prey.

Open Ended

Restate the definition of 'simile' in your own words.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not an example of a simile?

• As big as the sky

• Before the bell rings

• Ran like the wind

• As fast as a cheetah

Poll

How well do you feel about knowing what a simile is?

• I know it and can use it.

• I am not sure how to use it, but I can define it.

• I cannot define it nor do I know what it is.

Open Ended

Create your own sentence using simile.

​What is metaphor?

A comparison of two unlike things without using "like" or "as" one thing IS another.

​Examples:

My stomach is a roller coaster.

The gym is a loud, crowded circus.

Open Ended

Write one similarity and one difference between simile and metaphor.

Open Ended

Q. 

Restate the definition of 'metaphor' in your own words.

Open Ended

Create your own sentence using metaphor.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not an example of a metaphor?

• He slept like a baby.

• The first period bell is an alarm.

• They were gladiators on the football field!

• I ran to the store.

Poll

How well do you feel about knowing what a metaphor is?

• I know it and can use it.

• I am not sure how to use it, but I can define it.

• I cannot define it nor do I know what it is.

​What is Hyperbole?

​exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.

​While Dad is telling us another story for the hundredth time, Mom always listens.

Open Ended

Restate the definition of 'hyperbole' in your own words.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not an example of hyperbole?

• You have 4 assignments due this week.

• It was as hot as blazes outside.

• You've heard this a million times.

• You have a million assignments due this week.

Open Ended

Create your own sentence using hyperbole.

Poll

How well do you feel about knowing what hyperbole is?

• I know it and can use it.

• I am not sure how to use it, but I can define it.

• I cannot define it nor do I know what it is.

​What is Personification?

​A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes.

Examples of Personification

• Trouble owns our faces.

• ​I can see the red scissors on Coach's desk, smiling at me.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not an example of personification?

• The dog jumped high.

• The floor groaned under the weight of the piano.

• The leaves danced in the wind.

Poll

How well do you feel about knowing what personification is?

• I know it and can use it.

• I am not sure how to use it, but I can define it.

• I cannot define it nor do I know what it is.

Open Ended

Write two examples of personification

Poll

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• Yes

• Yes

• Yes

• Yes