Figurative Language Practice
-
Upload
barbara-yardley -
Category
Technology
-
view
25.074 -
download
4
description
Transcript of Figurative Language Practice
![Page 1: Figurative Language Practice](https://reader038.fdocuments.net/reader038/viewer/2022110118/554f245cb4c9058b388b5252/html5/thumbnails/1.jpg)
Figurative Language
Identifying
Metaphor, Simile, Hyperbole
Personification and Irony
![Page 2: Figurative Language Practice](https://reader038.fdocuments.net/reader038/viewer/2022110118/554f245cb4c9058b388b5252/html5/thumbnails/2.jpg)
PURPOSES Capture the reader’s interest Intensify the intended meaning Strengthen reader’s mental envisioning Contribute to the mood or tone Help the reader make personal
connections
![Page 3: Figurative Language Practice](https://reader038.fdocuments.net/reader038/viewer/2022110118/554f245cb4c9058b388b5252/html5/thumbnails/3.jpg)
Simile A literary
comparison using “like” or “as”
Example: Mary had a little lamb, its fleece was white as snow.
![Page 4: Figurative Language Practice](https://reader038.fdocuments.net/reader038/viewer/2022110118/554f245cb4c9058b388b5252/html5/thumbnails/4.jpg)
Metaphor A literary comparison
between two things in which something is described as though it were something else. This type of comparison does not use “like” or “as.”
Example: Ronnie is a pig when he eats.
![Page 5: Figurative Language Practice](https://reader038.fdocuments.net/reader038/viewer/2022110118/554f245cb4c9058b388b5252/html5/thumbnails/5.jpg)
Hyperbole A literary technique that
uses exaggeration for emphasis or humorous effect
Example: Sherri said she was so hungry she could eat an elephant.
![Page 6: Figurative Language Practice](https://reader038.fdocuments.net/reader038/viewer/2022110118/554f245cb4c9058b388b5252/html5/thumbnails/6.jpg)
Personification A literary technique
where non-human things are given human characteristics
Example: The graceful tree stretched out her branches to touch the sky.
![Page 7: Figurative Language Practice](https://reader038.fdocuments.net/reader038/viewer/2022110118/554f245cb4c9058b388b5252/html5/thumbnails/7.jpg)
Irony A literary technique that
involves surprising, interesting, or amusing contradictions. A contrast between expectation and reality.
Example: The scientific genius Albert Einstein flunked out of math when he was in high school.
![Page 8: Figurative Language Practice](https://reader038.fdocuments.net/reader038/viewer/2022110118/554f245cb4c9058b388b5252/html5/thumbnails/8.jpg)
Correctly identify the type of figurative language being
used in the followingexamples:
PRACTICE
![Page 9: Figurative Language Practice](https://reader038.fdocuments.net/reader038/viewer/2022110118/554f245cb4c9058b388b5252/html5/thumbnails/9.jpg)
1. Personification, Simile or Metaphor
He wore a white oxford (shirt) that was perfectly pressed and smooth as a newborn’s flesh.
--Mauren Stuart
Elements of Literature, First Course
![Page 10: Figurative Language Practice](https://reader038.fdocuments.net/reader038/viewer/2022110118/554f245cb4c9058b388b5252/html5/thumbnails/10.jpg)
2. Personification, Simile or Hyperbole
“Your grandmother must be as old as dirt,” Jonathan whispered to Joy.
![Page 11: Figurative Language Practice](https://reader038.fdocuments.net/reader038/viewer/2022110118/554f245cb4c9058b388b5252/html5/thumbnails/11.jpg)
3. Irony, Simile or Metaphor
Even at nighttime Mama is a sunrise that promises tomorrow and tomorrow.
--Evelyn Tooley Hunt
Elements of Literature, First Course
![Page 12: Figurative Language Practice](https://reader038.fdocuments.net/reader038/viewer/2022110118/554f245cb4c9058b388b5252/html5/thumbnails/12.jpg)
4. Irony, Hyperbole, or Simile
My sister wears so much make-up that she loses 30 pounds when she takes it off at night.
![Page 13: Figurative Language Practice](https://reader038.fdocuments.net/reader038/viewer/2022110118/554f245cb4c9058b388b5252/html5/thumbnails/13.jpg)
5. Personification, Simile or Hyperbole
The old car grumbled as grandpa tried to start the engine.
![Page 14: Figurative Language Practice](https://reader038.fdocuments.net/reader038/viewer/2022110118/554f245cb4c9058b388b5252/html5/thumbnails/14.jpg)
6. Irony, Personification, Metaphor
When Brooke, the drama queen, tried out for the school play, she was certain she would be awarded the lead part. However, when the cast list was posted she had been assigned to be the leading lady’s servant.
![Page 15: Figurative Language Practice](https://reader038.fdocuments.net/reader038/viewer/2022110118/554f245cb4c9058b388b5252/html5/thumbnails/15.jpg)
7. Irony, Personification, Hyperbole
Mr. Richards, an 89-year old man, won the PowerBall lottery for $7.8 million, and died in his sleep that same day.
![Page 16: Figurative Language Practice](https://reader038.fdocuments.net/reader038/viewer/2022110118/554f245cb4c9058b388b5252/html5/thumbnails/16.jpg)
8. Personification, Simile or Metaphor
For most of November, winter toyed with Two Mills, whispered in its ear, tickled it under the chin.
--Jerry Spinelli
Maniac Magee
![Page 17: Figurative Language Practice](https://reader038.fdocuments.net/reader038/viewer/2022110118/554f245cb4c9058b388b5252/html5/thumbnails/17.jpg)
9. Hyperbole, Simile or Irony
High above, a silver plane crossed the sky, silent as a spider.
--Jerry Spinelli
Maniac Magee
![Page 18: Figurative Language Practice](https://reader038.fdocuments.net/reader038/viewer/2022110118/554f245cb4c9058b388b5252/html5/thumbnails/18.jpg)
10. Hyperbole, Simile or Irony
I have a million things to do today complained Ms. Fredrick as she hurried across the parking lot.
![Page 19: Figurative Language Practice](https://reader038.fdocuments.net/reader038/viewer/2022110118/554f245cb4c9058b388b5252/html5/thumbnails/19.jpg)
11. Irony, Simile or Metaphor
“Humor is the shock absorber of life; it helps us take the blows.”
--Peggy Noonan
![Page 20: Figurative Language Practice](https://reader038.fdocuments.net/reader038/viewer/2022110118/554f245cb4c9058b388b5252/html5/thumbnails/20.jpg)
12. Personification, Simile or Metaphor
Although the cowboy pushed with all his might, the heavy rock refused to budge.
![Page 21: Figurative Language Practice](https://reader038.fdocuments.net/reader038/viewer/2022110118/554f245cb4c9058b388b5252/html5/thumbnails/21.jpg)
13. Personification, Simile or Metaphor
He slithered into town quietly so no one would notice when he dug his fangs in and slowly poisoned their minds.
![Page 22: Figurative Language Practice](https://reader038.fdocuments.net/reader038/viewer/2022110118/554f245cb4c9058b388b5252/html5/thumbnails/22.jpg)
14. Personification, Simile or Metaphor
He took a step further into the room, his head swinging from side to side like an old tiger scenting prey.
--Neil Gaiman
The Graveyard Book
![Page 23: Figurative Language Practice](https://reader038.fdocuments.net/reader038/viewer/2022110118/554f245cb4c9058b388b5252/html5/thumbnails/23.jpg)
15. Personification, Simile or Metaphor
The hills turned as soft and green as velvet.
![Page 24: Figurative Language Practice](https://reader038.fdocuments.net/reader038/viewer/2022110118/554f245cb4c9058b388b5252/html5/thumbnails/24.jpg)
16. Personification, Simile or Metaphor
“…now all my questions bunched up in my throat like a big wad of feathers.”
--Clare Vanderpool
Moon Over Manifest
![Page 25: Figurative Language Practice](https://reader038.fdocuments.net/reader038/viewer/2022110118/554f245cb4c9058b388b5252/html5/thumbnails/25.jpg)
17. Personification, Simile or Metaphor
“…he looked like a dandelion puff before the wind decapitated it.”
--Clare Vanderpool
Moon Over Manifest
![Page 26: Figurative Language Practice](https://reader038.fdocuments.net/reader038/viewer/2022110118/554f245cb4c9058b388b5252/html5/thumbnails/26.jpg)
18. Personification, Simile or Metaphor
The whole gym shakes when she lands after a lay-up.
![Page 27: Figurative Language Practice](https://reader038.fdocuments.net/reader038/viewer/2022110118/554f245cb4c9058b388b5252/html5/thumbnails/27.jpg)
19. Personification, Simile or Metaphor
My heart did a somersault in my chest.
![Page 28: Figurative Language Practice](https://reader038.fdocuments.net/reader038/viewer/2022110118/554f245cb4c9058b388b5252/html5/thumbnails/28.jpg)
20. Metaphor, Simile, Irony
A poacher who killed elephants for their tusks snuck into a wild life refuge's animal hospital area to kill a sick elephant because he thought it would be easy money. The elephant's problem was apparently constipation, and the medicine they gave the old fellow decided to take effect about this time. The poacher was trying to sneak up behind the elephant, trying to get close enough to pop it with a tranquilizer without making too much noise. As he got just behind the elephant, out gushed about 2 weeks worth of... well... crap. The poacher was completely buried and smothered to death.
![Page 29: Figurative Language Practice](https://reader038.fdocuments.net/reader038/viewer/2022110118/554f245cb4c9058b388b5252/html5/thumbnails/29.jpg)
Review Your Notes
What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?
Name an example of either hyperbole or personification in song lyrics.
Create a simile to describe your current mood.
Why would a writer use personification to describe a character’s emotions.