Objective: I can identify figurative language in the poem “ Hanging Fire”
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and can write my own.
Essential Question: How does figurative language help a reader make
connections with a text?
DO NOW: Match the following figurative language types to the
corresponding example.
A – Simile
1. She was pure sunshine.
B – Metaphor
2 . Yo u b i t o f f m o r e t h a n y o u c a n c h e w .
C – Idiom
3. The wind whispered in the trees.
D – Hyperbole
4. I told you a million times!
E – Personification
5. They fought like cats and dogs.
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in the poem “Hanging
Essential Question: How does figurative language help a reader make
connections with a text?
DO NOW: Match the following figurative language types to the
corresponding example.
A – Simile
1. She was pure sunshine.
B – Metaphor
2 . Yo u b i t o f f m o r e t h a n y o u c a n c h e w .
C – Idiom
3. The wind whispered in the trees.
D – Hyperbole
4. I told you a million times!
E – Personification
5. They fought like cats and dogs.
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idiom, and hyperbole
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After you watch this video, you’ll be asked to give
an example of one of each of the following:
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Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Hyperbole
Allusion
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Define each of the following in the video and be
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You’ll spend 3 minutes in a breakout room to
share the examples you wrote for each part of
figurative speech.
Choose ONE that you’ll share out with the
group!
THINK – WRITE - SHARE
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A SIMILE…
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a) is an overstatement to express emphasis or importance.
b) is a reference to literature or movies.
c) is used to describe something as though it were a person.
d) is a comparison between two things using like or as.
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a) Love is a rose.
b) You’d have to be Superman to lift that!
c) The car grumbled as I threw it into gear.
d) My mom grounded me for eight trillion years!
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HYPERBOLE …
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a) is an overstatement to express emphasis or importance.
b) is a reference to literature or movies.
c) is used to describe something as though it were a person.
d) is a comparison between two things using like or as.
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a) Love is a rose.
b) You’d have to be Superman to lift that!
c) The car grumbled as I threw it into gear.
d) My mom grounded me for eight trillion years!
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But, wait! There is one
more common type of
figurative language!
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IDIOMS
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IDIOMS
A common expression that
means something different
than the literal definition of the
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What does this
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Which type of figurative language is #1?
a) Simile
b) Metaphor
c) Hyperbole
d) Personification
e) Idiom
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What does this figurative language mean?
a) She cannot buy the Fortnite skin she wants.
b) Her skin has pimples.
c) Her cheeks turned red when she was embarrassed.
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Which type of figurative language is #2?
a) Simile
b) Metaphor
c) Hyperbole
d) Personification
e) Idiom
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What does this figurative language mean?
a) She is a conjoined twin.
b) She is counting on a boy to be an organ donor for her.
c) She REALLY likes this boy.
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Which type of figurative language is #3?
a) Simile
b) Metaphor
c) Hyperbole
d) Personification
e) Idiom
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What does this figurative language mean?
a) She shares a room with many other siblings.
b) She lives in a closet.
c) She doesn’t feel like she has enough personal space.
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Which type of figurative language is #4?
a) Simile
b) Metaphor
c) Hyperbole
d) Personification
e) Idiom
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What does this figurative language mean?
a) She is unmotivated.
b) Her life has no meaning.
c) She wants to die.
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Which type of figurative language is #5?
a) Simile
b) Metaphor
c) Hyperbole
d) Personification
e) Idiom
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What does this figurative language mean?
a) She likes to argue and debate.
b) People walk by on the street and do not pay attention to her.
c) She doesn’t feel others listen to her.
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Which type of figurative language is #6?
a) Simile
b) Metaphor
c) Hyperbole
d) Personification
e) Idiom
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What does this figurative language mean?
a) She isn’t satisfied with the clothing she has.
b) Not one piece of her clothing fits anymore.
c) Someone stole all her clothes.
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How does this apply to
our narrative writing?
Yo u c a n t r a n s f o r m b o r i n g a n d b l a n d
sentences by rewriting them to include
f igurative language. Let’s practice with
some sentences f rom this year ’s
narratives!
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+ Open the shared notes feature on the left-side of your screen.
(Hey, teacher. Don’t forget to enable this feature!)
+ Type your first name on your own line in that space.
+ Number 1-5 underneath your name.
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We were packing and moving everything into our new home.
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I was super scared and nervous as I waited in the lobby.
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We were packing and moving everything into our new home.
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I was super scared and nervous as I waited in the lobby.
3) Revise and rewrite this sentence by inserting a hyperbole.
After that, we put the stuffing into the oven and let it bake for
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We were packing and moving everything into our new home.
2) Revise and rewrite this sentence by inserting a metaphor.
I was super scared and nervous as I waited in the lobby.
3) Revise and rewrite this sentence by inserting a hyperbole.
After that, we put the stuffing into the oven and let it bake for
a long time.
4) Revise and rewrite this sentence by inserting personification.
While we were playing skeeball, my phone fell out of my
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We were packing and moving everything into our new home.
2) Revise and rewrite this sentence by inserting a metaphor.
I was super scared and nervous as I waited in the lobby.
3) Revise and rewrite this sentence by inserting a hyperbole.
After that, we put the stuffing into the oven and let it bake for
a long time.
4) Revise and rewrite this sentence by inserting personification.
While we were playing skeeball, my phone fell out of my
pocket.
5) Revise and rewrite this sentence by inserting an idiom.
I was scared and started crying and sobbing.
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Rites of Passage Narrative!
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• To get to this assignment, click on the “Assignments” tab in this
Canvas Course (Mr. Hannon’s ELA Class)
• Draft your narrative on a Word document (using Office 365 in DORA)
• Add ONE of the EACH of the following parts of Figurative Language
to your narrative:
• Sensory Language (5 senses)
• Simile (comparing two things using “like” or “as”)
• Personification (giving human traits to non-living things)
DUE NOV. 6 !!!!
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