READ SILENTLY
either your independent SEM-R novel or your
Literature book
November 30, 2011 - Winter Poetry
figurative language
Homework
Study flashcards for Friday's RIU quiz.
Lesson Essential Question
What are examples of figurative language commonly used in poetry and what is their
impact on the text?
Warm Up
Complete numbers 1-5 on pg.14 in RIU book. Write out the sentence starter and be sure
your answer contains context clues that let me know you understand the word's
meaning.
Take out your poem and make sure your name is in the upper right hand corner.
At the bottom of the poem, put checked by: Put your name here
Read through the poem you have been assigned. Label all of the following and
deduct the appropriate number of points for any missing elements...
Does the person have 5 vocabulary words in the poem? Underline them. Take off 2 points for any missing words.
Does the poem make sense and use the vocab words correctly? Deduct 5 points if it doesn't.
Does it have some type of rhyme scheme? Deduct 10 points for no end rhyme, 5 points for only some rhyme.
Does the poem (for the most part) have rhythm? Deduct 5 points if it doesn't.
Does it have something that repeats? Circle what repeats. Deduct 10 points for no repetition.
Does the poem have an onomatopoeia? Put a square around it. Deduct 10 points for no repetition.
Does the poem have one line containing alliteration? Circle the beginning sound that is repeated in the line. There shoul
be at least 3 examples of the same sound in one line. Deduct 10 points for no alliteration, 5 points if the sound is only
repeated twice.
Another major differences between poetry and
other genres of literature is that it often uses
figurative language.
What is figurative language?
the use of words in an imaginative way to express ideas that are
not literally true.
(Figurative) It's raining cats and dogs
(Literal) It's raining very hard
Can you think of some examples of figurative language?
4 types of figurative language
simile
personification
metaphor
hyperbole
simile
a comparison of two unlike things using like or
as
example:
The sun is like a flower, that blooms for just one hour
o
metaphor
a direct comparison of two unlike things
without using like or as.
example:
The sun is a flower, that blooms for just one hour
***Hint*** a good way to come up with a metaphor, is to create a simile, and then remove the like or as.
personification
giving human qualities to an animal, object or idea.
example:
The sun's rays hugged the children with warm arms as they ran
out from the jungle.
hyperbole
a figure of speech that uses exaggeration for effect or
emphasis.
example:
The kids waited for an eternity at the window before they finally
saw the sun emerge.
In your notes, identify and explain the example of figurative language in each of the following using text to support your answer.
1. The fallen leaves are cornflakes
That fill the lawn's wide dish,
2. He turns and drags half the lake out
after him
from December Leaves - Kaye
Starbird
Mooses - Ted Hughes
metaphor
hyperbole
3. In a high wind the
leaves don't
fall but fly straight out of the
tree like birds
4. New sounds to
walk on
today,
Poem - A. R. Ammons
dry
leaves
talking
in hoarse
whispers
under bare trees.
simile
New Sounds - Lilian Moore
personification
Like Bookends - Eve Merriam
Like bookends
my father at one side
my mother at the other
propping me up
but unable to read
what I feel.
Were they born with clothes on?
Born with rules on?
When we sit at the dinner table
we smooth out our napkins into polite folds.
How was your day dear
Fine
And how was yours dear
Fine
And how was school
The same
Only once in a while
when we’re not trying so hard
when we’re not trying at all
our napkins suddenly whirl away
and we float up to the ceiling
where we sing and dance until it hurts from laughing
and then we float down
with our napkin parachutes
and once again spoon our soup
and pass the bread please.
Identify, pull text for and explain the following:
- simile - mother and father are like bookends
- hyperbole - we float up to the ceiling
- metaphor - napkin parachutes
- alliteration (3 lines)
Homework
Study Rev It Up words for
Friday's quiz