Poetry%20and%20Figurative%20Language

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Poetry and Figurative Language

• Miss Gay
• English 8

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Poetry and Figurative Language

• Poetry is rhythmic, compressed language that uses
  figurative language and imagery to appeal to
  emotion and imagination.
• One type of poetry is free verse poetry.
• Free verse poetry has no set number of lines or
  no rhyme scheme. (it does not have to rhyme)
• Free verse, like most poetry, uses imagery and
  figurative language.

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Poetry and Figurative Language

• Figurative language means more than what is on
  the surface.
• Ex The store was bursting at the seams with
  shoppers.
• (The store was not actually bursting at the
  seams it was just really crowded)

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Types of Figurative Language

• Simile
• Metaphor
• Alliteration
• Onomatopoeia
• Personification
• Hyperbole
• Idiom

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Simile

• A simile is a comparison of two different things
  using like or as.
• Ex The witch screeched like an angry owl every
  time someone passed her house.
• Ex Her hair is as soft as fine-woven silk.

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Metaphor

• A metaphor is a comparison between two objects
  that DOES NOT use like or as.
• Ex Her eyes are stars!
• Ex Blazing and burning, the sun a ball of fire.

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Alliteration

• Alliteration is the repeating sound at the
  beginning of two or more words.
• Ex Studious students always study hard.
• Ex Like loads of laundry lying on the floor, I
  collapsed on the sofa.

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Onomatopoeia

• Onomatopoeia words are sound words.
• Ex Whoosh! Nothing but nets, the conceited
  ball player bragged.
• Ex The coiled snake hissed venomously.

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Personification

• Personification is a type of metaphor that gives
  nonhuman things qualities or human
  characteristics.
• Ex The stuffed bear smiled as the boy hugged him
  to his chin.
• The sun peeked over the mountaintops.

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Hyperbole

• An exaggerated statement used to heighten effect.
  It is not used to mislead the reader, but to
  emphasize a point.
• Ex Shes said so on several million occasions.
• Ex His backpack weighed a ton.

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Idiom

• Idioms are phrases which people use in everyday
  language which do not make sense literally but we
  understand what they mean
• Ex I was upset at his behavior because I went
  out on a limb for him.
• Ex Come on, lets get busy! Get the ball
  rolling, Miss Gay instructed the class.

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Identifying Figurative Language

• The wind sung her mournful song through the
  falling leaves.
• PERSONIFICATION

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Identifying Figurative Language

• The road was a ribbon of moonlight.
• METAPHOR

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Identifying Figurative Language

• I introduced myself first to break the ice.
• IDIOM

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Identifying Figurative Language

• He ran down the field like a freight train.
• SIMILE

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Identifying Figurative Language

• Abracadabra! And now for the magic. Whoosh!
• ONOMATOPOEIA

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Identifying Figurative Language

• My mother yelled so loudly, she burst my eardrum.
• HYPERBOLE

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Identifying Figurative Language

• Those creepy crawly critters ruined our picnic.
• ALLITERATION

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Figurative Language Step Books

• Flap 1- Title and name
• Flaps 2- 8 should have the following
• Type of Figurative Language at the bottom of flap
• Definition at the top
• A paragraph where you underline examples of
  selected figurative language.
• A picture or drawing
• Due- Friday (will count as Study Skills project
  grade)