Figurative
Language-an
independent study
LET’S FIGURE IT OUT!!!
Let’s Review!!
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Figurative Language is…
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Writers use Figurative Language to…
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language that includes figures of speech and is not literal.
help the reader visualize what is happening in a story or poem.
There are many types of Figurative Language but we will focus on…
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Simile
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Hyperbole
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Alliteration
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Metaphor
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Personification
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Onomatopoeia
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Oxymoron
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Idiom
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Allusion
Directions
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Over the next couple of days, you will be exploring 9 types of
Figurative Language.
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While working in pairs OR trios, you will read examples and listen to
songs that include specific types of Figurative Language.
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You will be required to interact with the pages in your notebook.
Please use the same format explained to you in class.
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Please follow the schedule provided to you at the beginning of
class.
What You Need!!
 Partner(s)
 Laptop-one
per group
 Notebook
 Highlighter
 Pen
OR Pencil
 Your
Brain
Simile
First, read the definition and
highlight it!
Next, read the example. Then,
out to the side, explain the
LITERAL meaning.
Now, read the Non-Example.
Next, read the TIPS.
After this, turn the Non-Example into
a SIMILE!! (Use the tips to help you!)
Write the example you created on the provided chart.
This will allow me assess how you are doing!!
Simile-Lyrics
Each figure of speech contains a set of lyrics.
Each set contains an example or examples of the
figure of speech.
First, read the provided lyrics.
Now, out to the side, describe the situation.
Next, UNDERLINE, with PENCIL, the
examples of Similes in the provided lyrics.
Simile-Lyrics-Check Yourself
Now you will check yourself. Did you correctly
describe the situation? Did you underline the
correct similes?
Look at the provided answers and make any
necessary corrections. **You will highlight the
correct similes!!!
A girl broke up
with her “man”
because he was
mean.
Now, out to the side, explain the literal
meaning of the similes.
Simile-Lyrics-Let’s Jam!!
Once you finish ALL the assigned
work (and if there is time), you may
click on the provided link and
listen to the song!!
Taylor Swift-”Mean”
Hyperbole
First, read the definition and
highlight it!
Next, read the example. Then,
out to the side, explain the
LITERAL meaning.
Now, read the Non-Example.
Next, read the TIPS.
After this, turn the Non-Example into
a HYPERBOLE!! (Use the tips to help you!)
Write the example you created on the provided
chart. This will allow me assess how you are
doing!!
Hyperbole-Lyrics
First, read the provided lyrics.
Now, out to the side, describe the situation.
Next, UNDERLINE, with PENCIL, the
examples of Hyperboles in the provided
lyrics.
Hyperboles-Lyrics-Check Yourself
Now you will check yourself. Did you correctly
describe the situation? Did you underline the
correct Hyperboles?
A guy likes a girl
but she is not
“feeling” him.
Look at the provided answers
and make any necessary
corrections. **You will highlight
the correct Hyperboles!!!
Now, out to the side, explain the literal
meaning of 2 of the Hyperboles.
Hyperboles-Lyrics-Let’s Jam!!
Once you finish ALL the assigned
work (and if there is time), you may
click on the provided link and
listen to the song!!
“One Thing”-One Direction
Alliteration
First, read the definition and
highlight it!
(No literal meaning needed.)
Now, read the Non-Example.
Next, read the TIPS.
After this, create a sentence of your own
using alliteration. The sentence must start
with your name!!
Write the example you created on the
provided chart. This will allow me assess how
you are doing!!
Alliteration-Lyrics
First, read the provided lyrics.
You DO NOT have to write the situation here.
Next, UNDERLINE, with PENCIL, the
examples of Alliteration in the provided
lyrics.
Alliteration-Lyrics-Check Yourself
Did you underline the correct Alliteration?
None needed
Look at the provided answers
and make any necessary
corrections. **You will highlight
the correct Alliteration!!!
You DO NOT have to describe the meaning
of the examples.
Alliteration-Lyrics-Let’s Jam!!
Once you finish ALL the assigned
work (and if there is time), you may
click on the provided link and
listen to the song!!
“Song of the South”-Alabama
Metaphor
First, read the definition and
highlight it!
Next, out to the side, give the literal meaning
Of the example.
Now, read the Non-Example.
Next, read the TIPS.
After this, create a sentence of your own
using a metaphor.
Write the example you created on the
provided chart. This will allow me assess how
you are doing!!
Metaphor-Lyrics
First, read the provided lyrics.
Next, out to the side, write the situation.
Next, UNDERLINE, with PENCIL, the
examples of metaphors in the provided
lyrics.
Metaphor-Lyrics-Check Yourself
Did you underline the correct examples of
metaphor?
The speaker is
telling someone
they are there for
them, always!
Look at the provided answers
and make any necessary
corrections. **You will highlight
the correct Metaphors!!!
Finally, tell the literal meaning of TWO of
the metaphors.
Metaphor-Lyrics-Let’s Jam!!
Once you finish ALL the assigned
work (and if there is time), you may
click on the provided link and
listen to the song!!
“I’m Already There”-Lonestar
Personification
First, read the definition and
highlight it!
Next, tell the literal meaning out to the side.
Now, read the Non-Example.
Next, read the TIPS.
After this, create a sentence of your own
using personification.
Write the example you created on the
provided chart. This will allow me assess how
you are doing!!
Personification-Lyrics
First, read the provided lyrics.
Next, tell the situation. I’ll be honest, this is a hard
one, yet it is very simple!!!
Now, UNDERLINE, with PENCIL, the
examples of Personification in the provided
lyrics.
Personification-Lyrics-Check
Yourself
Did you underline the correct Personification?
A man is really
missing a woman,
named Mary.
Look at the provided answers
and make any necessary
corrections. **You will highlight
the correct Personification!!!
You DO NOT have to describe the meaning
of the examples. Please note, ALL the
examples are telling us how much he
thinks of and is missing Mary!!
Personification-Lyrics-Let’s
Jam!!
Once you finish ALL the assigned
work (and if there is time), you may
click on the provided link and
listen to the song!!
***You MUST listen to this one!!!
“Wind Cries Mary”-Jimi Hendrix
Review
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Click on the link below for a quick, visual
review…
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REVIEW
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Stop the video at 4:03
Onomatopoeia
First, read the definition and
highlight it! Now, watch THIS (click on that link)!
Next, out to the side, tell what could have
Caused the open and shut of the door!
Now, read the Non-Example.
Next, read the TIPS.
After this, create a sentence of your own
using onomatopoeia.
Write the example you created on the
provided chart. This will allow me assess how
you are doing!!
Onomatopoeia-Lyrics
First, read the provided lyrics.
Next, tell the situation.
Now, UNDERLINE, with PENCIL, the
examples of Onomatopoeia in the
provided lyrics.
Onomatopoeia-Lyrics-Check Yourself
Did you underline the correct Onomatopoeia?
***Twang is the sound made by a guitar.
This person is
wanting and
NEEDing to listen
to country music
(old school
country)!
Look at the provided answers
and make any necessary
corrections. **You will highlight
the correct Onomatopoeia!!!
You DO NOT have to describe the meaning
of the examples.
Onomatopoeia-Lyrics-Let’s Jam!!
Once you finish ALL the assigned
work (and if there is time), you may
click on the provided link and
listen to the song!!
“Twang”-George Strait
Assignment-3/19
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Make sure you have FINISHED S.H.A.M.P.O.
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Go back to any previous slides you need to revisit.
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Make sure you have filled out and corrected each space in the 3rd
column of your chart!!
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If you have finished ALL of the above letters, you may continue this
presentation.
Oxymoron
-This one is done differently due to it
being in a different format!
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An oxymoron is a phrase that contains an apparent contradiction.
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Read the examples on your mini-chart in your notebook…
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Clearly misunderstood-These 2 words are totally opposite when used a part,
but together mean it is easy to see you didn’t understand
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Freezer burn-Once again, these 2 words alone mean the opposite, but
together they mean something that has been in the freezer too long and
contains ice crystals!!
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Now you try…in your notebook, tell what pretty ugly means…
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Check yourself…Pretty Ugly…
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means someone is REALLY not nice to look at!!!
Oxymoron
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Hey you… watch the link below!!
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For those who think my songs are lame, good news is this
ISN’T a song!! Therefore, don’t skip this link!!!
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Oxymoron Video
Some Examples:
Jumbo Shrimp
Same Difference
Definite Maybe
Found Missing
With your
partner, talk
about how
these
contradict
each other…
*contradict means to express the
opposite of something else
Oxymoron
-This one is done differently due to it
being in a different format!
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Look at the Oxymoron Match in your notebook.
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Complete Part 1. Directions are…
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First, match them by drawing a line from one word in column 1 to
another word that contradicts the words, in column 2. DO NOT
WRITE ANYTHING ON THE PROVIDED LINES…yet!!!
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I have done 2 for you.
 Random
 Sweet
Order
Sorrow
Oxymoron
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Now you will check your matches!!
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Please write these correct matches on the
provided lines!!
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Random order
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Sweet sorrow
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Deafening silence
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Almost always
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Silent scream
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Open secret
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Seriously funny
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Controlled chaos
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Found missing
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Exact estimate
For Part 2, choose AT LEAST 3
oxymoron matches you made to
explain.
 I have done 1 for you.
 This will NOT count as one of the 3
you have to choose and explain!!
 Almost always-something
happens almost all of the time
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The end for Thursday, 3/19!!!
A simile for you!!!