Figurative Language Terms

Figurative Language
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"I can pronounce the figurative language terms correctly and match them with an example of the term."

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Objective

By the end of this lesson...

1. Listen to the audio on each slide, so you can hear the term pronounced correctly.

2. Record yourself reading the sentence and pronouncing the word correctly.

   
   

Directions:

​Tip: If you know how to pronounce the term, go straight to the recording slides.
Tip: You can record quietly

A comparison of two unlike things using the words LIKE or AS.

Simile
Sim -il -lee

Audio Response

Your turn. Read the following sentences out loud and pronounce simile (sim-il-lee) correctly:

"The car was as polished as ice. This is an example of a simile."

Open Audio Recorder

a comparison between two unlike things using the word is, are, were, etc.

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metaphor
(meta - for)

Audio Response

Your turn! Read the following sentence(s) and pronounce the term correctly.

"The world is a stage is a famous metaphor (meta - for) by William Shakespeare."

Open Audio Recorder

an exaggeration (over reaction) made to show a point

hyperbole
(hy-per-bol-lee)

Audio Response

Your turn! Read the following sentence(s) and pronounce the term correctly.

"We were waiting for two years. This is an example of hyperbole (hy-per-bol-lee)."

Open Audio Recorder

giving human traits or powers to non human things

personification
(per-son-e-fi-ca-tion)

Audio Response

Your turn! Read the following sentence(s) and pronounce the term correctly.

"The wind howled and the snow spit in our faces. This is an example of personification

(per-son-e-fi-ca-tion)."

Open Audio Recorder

words that trigger the five senses

imagery
(im-ah-gree)

Audio Response

Your turn! Read the following sentence(s) and pronounce the term correctly.

"Our trail was sprinkled with glittering ice. This is an example of imagery (im-ah-gree)."

Open Audio Recorder

a figurative expression or saying that a culture of people adopt and use

idiom
(id-ee-om)

Audio Response

Your turn! Read the following sentence(s) and pronounce the term correctly.

"This activity was a piece of cake. Piece of cake is a common idiom (id-ee-om) used to mean something is easy."

Open Audio Recorder

Now, read the poem "Oda a Las Gracias" or "Ode to Thanks" and label examples of imagery. (on paper) If you have extra time, work on Power up.

Finished!