JOURNAL TOPIC
Were you ever accused of something you didn't do?
Write about a time when you were accused of doing something, what
were you accused of and why?
If this has never happened to you, write about a time
when you accused someone of doing something to you
but later learned that they were innocent. How did you
feel?
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
 Figurative Language with Will Ferrell
NOTES
Write the term and the definition in your notes
You will create your own examples after
viewing mine
Leave a space to find an example from the text
for each term
EXAMPLE
 Term- definition (copy the definition, but do not worry if you do not
have it written down word for word)
 EX- This is an example that you create based upon your
understanding (we will share 2 to see if they are correct-make
corrections on your own)
 EX:Pg.- Leave 2-3 open lines. You will go back and add this
information later.
SIMILE
Simile-a comparison of
two or more things/ideas
using the words like or as
MY EXAMPLE
EX: “Your love is like a
rollercoaster” -Ohio Players
METAPHOR
Metaphor-A comparison made
between things which are essentially
not alike. It is similar to a simile, but
does not use like or as
MY EXAMPLE
EX: “ 'Cause it's a bittersweet
symphony, this life” –The Verve
MY EXAMPLE
“Dust in the wind, all we are is
dust in the wind”-Kansas
PERSONIFICATION
Personification-When
something that is not human is
given human-like qualities
MY EXAMPLE
“I look at the floor and I see it
need sweeping Still my guitar
gently weeps” –The Beatles
MY EXAMPLE
“Sweet days of summer, the
jasmine's in bloom July is dressed
up and playing her tune” -Seals &
Crofts
HYPERBOLE
Hyperbole-Exaggerating, often
in a humorous way, to make a
particular point.
MY EXAMPLE
"You shake my nerves and you
rattle my brains"-Jerry Lee Lewis
MY EXAMPLE
“You see I met a devil named
Buena, Buena”- Morphine
ONOMATOPOEIA
Onomatopoeia-Naming an
action by imitating the sound
associated with it.
MY EXAMPLE
“Splish splash I was takin' a
bath.” –Bobby Darin
MY EXAMPLE
“Ring, ring, ring goes the
telephone. The light’s are on but
there’s no one home.” -Madonna
IDIOM
Idiom-A common figure of
speech whose meaning is different
from the literal meaning of its
words.
MY EXAMPLE
“I'm old school and you're so
new”-Lady Gaga
MY EXAMPLE
“He's a wolf in disguise” -Lady
Gaga
SYMBOL
Symbol-A person, place, or object
that has a concrete meaning in itself and
also stands for something beyond itself,
such as an idea or feeling
EXAMPLE
American flag is a symbol of
patriotism and a love for one’s
country.
EXAMPLE
“Bye, bye Miss American Pie
drove my Chevy to the levee but
the levee was dry” –Don McLean
ALLITERATION
Alliteration-the repetition of
consonant sounds at the beginning of
words.
EXAMPLE
“Prune Pits, Peach Pits, Orange Peel
Sarah Cynthia Silvia Stout, wouldn’t take
the garbage out”
–Shell Silverstein
IMAGERY
Imagery-descriptive words and phrases that re-
create sensory experiences for the reader. Imagery
usually appeals to one or more of the five senses—
sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch—to help the
reader imagine exactly what is being described.
EXAMPLES
Sight “Picture yourself in a boat on a river/With tangerine
trees and marmalade skies.” –The Beatles
Hearing-The music coursed through us, shaking our bodies
as if it came from within us.
EXAMPLES
Smell “A scent of ripeness from over a wall...smelling the
sweetness in no theft.”-Robert Frost
Taste- “I say feed me./She serves me red prickly pear on a
spiked cactus.” -Pat Mora
Touch– “I say tease me./She sprinkles raindrops in my face
on a sunny day.” -Pat Mora
ALLUSION
Allusion: A brief, usually indirect
reference to a person, place, or event-real or fictional (usually well-known).
EXAMPLES
"I was not born in a manger. I was actually born on
Krypton and sent here by my father, Jor-el, to save the
Planet Earth.“
-Barack Obama
REPETITION
Repetition-a technique in which a
sound, word, phrase, or line is repeated
for emphasis or unity
EXAMPLES
You are not your body,
you are not your bones.
What’s essential about you
Is what can’t be owned.
—Marilyn Nelson, “Not My Bones”