Interacting with
Figurative
Language and
Poetry
Alliteration
 Johnny
Carson
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKGtb1t
9iVw
Activity: Create your own tongue twister
using the beginning sounds of R, S, T, or K.
You must create a book page for a class
book of alliteration that you will share in
class tomorrow.
Onomatopoeia
 Batman
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQY
U8UEgudQ
Comic book artists!
 Your
goal: create a comic of at least 10
frames
 Depict:
1. One conflict
2. A climax (check out the plotter coaster)
3. At least 8 different sounds
4. Fully colored
5. Use “Onomatopoeia” in your title in some
way
Sound Devices used in Poetry
 “Weather”
Eve Merriam
 1. What 3 poetic devices are used in this
poem?
 2. Why does the author repeat so many
words?
 3. What is the author’s purpose?
Sound Devices used in Poetry
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“Onomatopoeia” Eve Merriam
1. What is a spigot?
2. What does the word, “sputter” mean?
3. How does the picture of the dripping spigot
help you understand the poem?
4. What is the author’s purpose?
5. What are three sound words in this poem
that sound like falling water?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyJkRO6
0CfI&safe=active
Sound Devices used in Poetry
 Train
Tune “Louise Bogan”
 How does the movement of a steam train
relate to the rhythm of this poem?
 What emotion does the speaker use in this
poem? Why do they include this detail?
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtEU_
iDu7RQ&safe=active
Allusion
EQ: What is Allusion? Why do writers use it?
What do I need to identify it?
 “Unbreakable” Alicia Keys
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xUuIdDJj7E&
safe=active
 Scrubs
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Axf4
bH9YdDo
Allusion Activity
 List
10 characters from fairy tales, folk
tales, or mythology.
 Come up with 3 original examples (1-2
sentences) that allude to these
characters and offer an explanation why
the character you are writing about
compares to the character you’re
alluding to.
Ex. Gillian was a modern day Sleeping
Beauty. She lay motionless and radiant on
the park bench.
Simile/Metaphor
EQ: What is a simile? A
metaphor? What effect do
these figures of speech have
on the reader?
Simile examples:
 She is as sweet as
candy.
 Bob runs like a deer.
 He is as thin as a rail.
Metaphor examples:
 My dad is a bear in
the mornings.
 The bar of soap was
a slippery eel sliding
through my hands.
 Victoria was a ray of
sunshine.
Simile/Metaphor
Love is like….
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0H1
eASnnFA
Simile and
Metaphor in
Songs
Sparks Fly : Taylor Swift (Model)
The way you move is like a full on rain
storm
And I’m a house of cards
Song/Artist: Sparks Fly/ Taylor Swift
Simile/Metaphor (specify which one)
1. The way you move is like a full on rain storm
Explanation: This boy is like a storm that blows
past her.
2. I’m a house of cards
Explanation: He makes her weak in the knees.
Songs to Cover
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A Hard Day’s Night The Beatles
Cyclone/Baby Bash feat. T-Pain
Times Like These The Foo Fighters
Heartless Kanye West
Stereo Hearts Gym Class Heroes
Times Like These The Foo Fighters
Howlin’ for You The Black Keys
She’s My Kind of Rain Tim McGraw
Slow Dancing in a Burning Room John Mayer
Tattoos on this Town Jason Aldean
Your Love is a Song
“Annabel Lee”
by Edgar Allen Poe
 Read
the poem (with Titanic music in the
background!!)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4bb_
6MmgZo&safe=active
Listen to a musical version
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=349ln
9QbafA&feature=related&safe=active
“The Highwayman”
by Alfred Noyes
Take a listen:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4Y8EKw5DaE&safe=active
The Cremation of Sam McGee
by Robert Service
Johnny Cash reads the poem!
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJNZ
wuamwj0&feature=related&safe=active
Creepy video!
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cm
muQ8wYV0&safe=active