High School Figurative Language

TODAY IS A THINK DAY!

Poll

What is your Learning MOOD Today?

• Bright and Sunny

• Sluggish but here

• Digital RAM READY

• Blue Ice Cold

Open Ended

Demonstrate an understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings (L.11-12.5).

Why is this objective important?

Multiple Choice

The fog was a blanket covering the road.

• simile

• metaphor

• alliteration

Multiple Choice

She wasn't exactly running in the same circles as me.

• alliteration

• repetition

• simile

• hyperbole

Multiple Choice

I wouldn't worry wacky worries unless it was something to really worry about.

• alliteration

• repetition

• idiom

• hyperbole

Multiple Choice

The sun was shining bright . The sun was so hot. The sun was beaming brightly.

• simile

• anaphora

• idiom

• hyperbole

Multiple Choice

I waited a million years for my ride to get to the house.

• alliteration

• repetition

• idiom

• hyperbole

Multiple Choice

I bolted out the door like a horse leaving the gate for a race.

• personification

• metaphor

• simile

• onomatopoeia

Multiple Choice

My stomach did a backflip.

• personification

• metaphor

• simile

• onomatopoeia

Multiple Choice

Digital Harbor High School is an asylum.

• personification

• metaphor

• simile

• onomatopoeia

Open Ended

Exit Ticket:

What are your thoughts on Hurston's use of figurative language in TEWWG?