Student Name:_________________________
11/30/15-12/15/15
Figurative Language Study Guide and Homework Assignment:
(Edwards/Libowsky)
Week of November 30th:
Monday: The list below are the key terms for our unit on Figurative Language
(ELAGSE5RL4). Locate and write the definition to the words below.
Tuesday: Students will receive a list of correct definitions. We will review
the definitions in class. Homework: Begin creating a Figurative Language
Dictionary. Your dictionary should contain the word, definition (definition
provided by teacher during the review is the definition that will be on the
assessment), example of word and a student drawing of the word. Student
dictionary will be due on the day of the final assessment on
December 15, 2015.
Wednesday-Thursday: Continue work on dictionary and study words 1-5.
Friday, December 4th: We will have a quick check quiz on the following
words: concrete, literal, figurative language, irony, denotation, hyperbole
Week of December 7th:
Friday, December 11th: We will have a quick check quiz on the following
words: personification, idioms, metaphor, alliteration,
simile, onomatopoeia,.
Tuesday, December 15th:
Dictionary is due. Assessment on all 12 terms.
* Use the results of the quizzes on December 4th and December 7th to
determine the words you need to study! Quizzes and test will consist of
identifying the definition for each word as well as using the word in
application. For example: Identify the form of figurative language
used in the following sentence: Carl’s heart was as black as coal.
Write a sentence using alliteration.
Note to Students: Keep in mind the format of the dictionary. As you prepare your
dictionary, how will you organize your pages to fit the correct format of the
dictionary? (Parents- this format will be reviewed on Monday and Tuesday and ideas
for organization discussed and shared in class!)
Student Name:_________________________
11/30/15-12/15/15
Monday, November 30th: On a separate piece of paper, locate and
write the definition for the following words.
Concrete
Literal
Figurative Language
Denotation
Alliteration
Hyperbole
Idioms
Metaphor
Simile
Onomatopoeia
Personification
Irony
Monday, November 30th: On a separate piece of paper, locate and
write the definition for the following words.
Concrete
Literal
Figurative Language
Denotation
Alliteration
Hyperbole
Idioms
Metaphor
Simile
Onomatopoeia
Personification
Irony
Concrete identifies things perceived through the senses (touch, smell, sight, hearing,
and taste.
Student Name:_________________________
11/30/15-12/15/15
Literal is language that means exactly what it says; a rose is the physical flower.
Figurative Language Figure od speech used to make something clearer.
Denotation is the dictionary definition (literal meaning) of a word.
Alliteration in the repetition of the first letter (or sound) of each word in a sentence,
phrase, or poem.
Hyperbole is a figure of speech that includes an exaggeration which couldn’t possibly
happen.
Idioms are expressions that mean something different than the words in the phrase
might indicate.
Metaphor is an indirect comparison
Simile is a direct comparison using “like” or “as”.
Onomatopoeia is a word that originates from a sound.
Personification is the act of giving human traits, qualities, or actions to objects,
concepts, or animals.
Irony is saying the opposite of what is meant.