“Ode to Whataburger” Figurative Language Assignment
Symbolism: When something represents or stands for something else
Metaphor: Any comparison that DOES NOT use the words “like” or “as”
Simile: Any comparison that DOES use the words “like” or “as”
Hyperbole: An exaggerated statement or comparison
Personification: Describing things that aren’t people with language normally used to describe
people
Objectification: Describing people with language normally used to describe objects
Idiom: A common saying or phrase. These often don’t make sense when applied literally
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Read “Ode to Whataburger.”
Underline or highlight any figurative language you find in the poem.
On a sheet of notebook paper, write the quotes that you found, and label them with one of
the types of figurative language found at the top of this page.
o Some types of figurative language appear more than once in the poem, others may
not appear, at all.
o Some parts of the poem may use more than one type of figurative language at the
same time.
Use your abstract nouns list to come up with THREE words, to fill in the blanks in this
statement: In “Ode to Whataburger,” Whataburger symbolizes ____________________,
____________________, and ______________________ to the narrator.