Figurative Language and Mood

Figurative Language

Figurative Language

It does not mean what it says. Does not say things literally.

ISHAMPOO

Idiom

Is a common saying that speaks figuratively like:

It's raining cats and dogs.

She spilled the beans

Simile

compares two things using the words "like" or "as"

Her eyes sparkle like the stars.

Hyperbole

exaggeration to emphasize a point

She takes forever to get ready.

Alliteration

like a tongue twister because it uses the same sound at the beginning of a word.

Peter Piper Pizza

Metaphor

compares two things, but does NOT use "like" or "as." Sometime the comparison will use the word "is."

He is a clown in class.

Personification

Give human qualities to a non-human object

The pencil danced on paper as it wrote.

Onomatopoeia

Sound words:

Boom

Meow

Oxymoron

Two contradictory words put together

Jumbo Shrimp

Small Crowd

S-Structure

Lines and stanzas

What is the shape of the poem? Does anything stand out?

L-Language

sIs there figurative language (IShampoo)?

Sound Devices (rhyme/rhythm)

Sensory Language (5 senses)

A-Affect

Mood-Reader's feelings based on the , word usage, setting, dialogue or character's actions

Tone-Author's feelings based on words he uses and how he portrays the topic

​M-Meaning

Main idea/key idea

theme-lesson

symbolism- is an image or subject representing something else like an emotion or ideas

Multiple Choice

When two or more words have the same ending sound, it is called

• scheme

• rhyme

• alliteration

• repetition

Multiple Choice

words or phrases that are used over and over again to emphasize a point

• rhyme

• repetition

• stanza

• alliteration

Multiple Choice

Descriptive writing that appeals to any of our five senses

• repetition

• simile

• metaphor

• imagery

Multiple Choice

All are found in poetry except...

• rhyme scheme

• rhythm

• stanza

• paragraphs

Multiple Choice

A grouped set of lines in a poem, set apart from others with a space is a (this is like the paragraph of poetry)...

• stanza

• refrain

• ballad

• chorus

Multiple Choice

What structure is poetry written in?

• Sentences & paragraphs

• Sentences & stanzas

• Lines & paragraphs

• Lines & stanzas

Multiple Choice

All poems must rhyme.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

The writer of a poem is called...

• poet

• illustrator

• author

• smart person

Multiple Choice

Tone can best described as

• attitude of the reader

• the overall mood or feeling in a story

• the author's attitude toward his writing

• reader's point of view

Multiple Select

mood is created by...

• setting

• images

• dialogue

• events

Multiple Choice

You are as brave as a lion.

• Simile

• Not a simile

Multiple Choice

what is an example of metaphor

• you are like an elephant

• you are like a lion

• you are fire

• I don´t know

Multiple Choice

You better _____________ if you want to pass the test.

• on the ball

• hit the books

• sit tight

• twist her arm

Multiple Choice

"The bright orange walls screamed at her as she walked into the room."
What is being personified?

• The walls

• The scream

Multiple Choice

Is this alliteration?

The kangaroo kicked the kid.

• yes

• no

Multiple Choice

An onomatopoeia is also known as what?

• An action word

• A descriptive word

• A sound word

• A statement

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not an oxymoron?

• bittersweet

• civil war

• still moving

• pretty ugly

Multiple Choice

Why do authors use hyperbole?

• to emphasize a point

• to describe someone like an animal

• to compare two things

• to make it sound like the action