Figurative Language and Literary Devices

Ms. St. Louis introduces a reading lesson focused on figurative language for third graders. The lesson covers similes, metaphors, and hyperboles, providing examples and explanations. The teacher then shifts to sound devices in poetry, discussing rhyming, alliteration, and repetition. The lesson includes reading poems and analyzing the use of these devices. The session concludes with encouragement to apply repetition in writing.

What is figurative language?

• Language that only uses comparisons

• Language that uses words or phrases to mean something other than their literal meaning

• Language that is always literal

• Language that uses words in their literal sense

Which of the following is an example of a simile?

• I could sleep forever

• He is a shining star

• The girls were like two peas in a pod

• The tension was so thick it could be cut with a knife

What is a hyperbole?

• A comparison using 'like' or 'as'

• A comparison saying one thing is another

• An exaggeration that emphasizes something

• A literal statement

What does the hyperbole 'I'm so hungry I could eat a horse' mean?

• You are going to eat a small meal

• You are not hungry at all

• You are very hungry

• You are literally going to eat a horse

What is being emphasized in the hyperbole 'The dishes were piled a mile high'?

• The number of dishes

• The weight of the dishes

• The color of the dishes

• The height of the dishes

What is the main purpose of using hyperboles?

• To make literal statements

• To confuse the reader

• To compare two things

• To emphasize something through exaggeration

What is alliteration?

• Repetition of the same word

• Repetition of the same consonant sound

• Repetition of the same stanza

• Repetition of the same line

Which of the following is an example of alliteration?

• If you're happy and you know it, clap your hands

• I could sleep forever

• Samson, the studio snake slid down the slope

• The dishes were piled a mile high

What is repetition in poetry?

• Repeating the same metaphor

• Repeating the same simile

• Repeating the same word, line, or stanza

• Repeating the same consonant sound

Why might an author choose to use repetition in a poem?

• To confuse the reader

• To emphasize a particular idea or theme

• To avoid using alliteration

• To make the poem shorter