1. Imagery Figurative Language Simile Onomatopoeia Personification
Metaphor
Figurative Language
Hyperbole
Day 1

2. What is figurative language?
Can you figure it out?
Literal - You say exactly what you mean
Stop talking
I am hungry
I like football
Figurative - You say one thing but you mean something else
People have to FIGURE out what you actually mean

5. Personification
Giving human qualities or traits to inanimate objects (objects that aren’t living)
Can be how they look, “act,” or “sound”

6. My pencils grew legs and walked away.
The old tree cried as all its leaves fell.

7. PERSONIFICATION I know that clouds aren’t people, but they’re looking glum today. So I say that they are pouting, as I watch the sky turn gray. Now, the sky is not a person, but I feel its raindrop tears. So I say that it is crying, and then the sun appears. The sun is not a person, but its warmth spreads like a grin. So I say the sun is smiling, and the sky cheers up again.
Personification
When a writer makes a non-human object or idea seem like a person.
How many times is personification used in this poem?

8. I could hear the wind whistling through the trees.
What object is given human qualities?
What does this sentence mean?

9. The old car died on the side of the road.
What object is given human qualities?
What does this sentence mean?

10. Bright flashes of lightning were dancing in the sky.
What object is given human qualities?
What does this sentence mean?

11. Onomatopoeia Onomatopoeia This is the sounds you read.
Can you think of some more examples??

12. Exit Ticket The kite swooshed over our heads as it danced in the sky.
On your index card, please copy the following sentence:
The kite swooshed over our heads as it danced in the sky.
Circle the word that illustrates personification.
Underline the word that illustrates onomatopoeia.

13. Figurative Language
Day 2

16. REVIEW The trees danced back and forth in the wind.
The car happily squealed down the highway.
It was time to go home, but the bell refused to ring.
The warm fireplace seemed to be calling my name.
The angry sky roared and threw lightning around.
The gentle wind softly kissed my cheeks as I walked away.
The delicious smell of cookies pulled me to the kitchen.
The chocolate ice cream cone is really tempting me.

17. Onomatopoeia Review
Write down as many onomatopoeia as you can with a partner.

18. Similes
A figure of speech in which two things are compared, using the words “like” or “as” to make the comparison.
You are comparing how something looks, smells, tastes, or sounds to another thing.

19. I am as… quick as… slow as… small as… large as… happy as… sad as…
cold as…
hot as…
tough as…
wild as…
busy as…
shy as…
gentle as…
quiet as…

20. The flower looked like a beautiful star.

21. Mrs. Pickle’s eyes are blue like the ocean.

22. Josie’s personality is as bright as the sun!

23. Mr. Blah is as jumpy as a frog.

24. She is as mad as a wet cat. SIMILE
A simile describes a person or thing in a colorful, interesting way.

25. Can you find the simile? What 2 things am I comparing?
My dad is as strong as an ox.
Her stomach rumbled like thunder.
Gerald laughs like a hyena.
Without my glasses, I am as blind as a bat.
You look like you’ve been through a war.

26. More Practice In your notebooks, complete the simile with a partner.
Today I’m feel as fresh as…
John runs as slow as…
My best friend is as loud as…
After the meal, I feel like a…
My little sister works as quietly…

27. I am stuffed…
Complete the simile.

28. The mouse…
Complete the simile.

29. Exit Ticket The phone was…
On your index card, please complete the sentence using a simile:
The phone was…
Remember:
Use “like” or “as” to compare the phone to something else
Compare something about the phone (its weight, look, thickness, clarity of sound, speed, etc.)

30. Figurative Language
Day 3

31. Hyperbole is THE BEST THING EVER!!
A figure of speech where you exaggerate for emphasis or effect.

32. I’m so hungry, I could eat a horse!

33. The man is a beast on the track.

34. What do the hyperboles mean?
I died laughing.
I thought of you a million times.
Here is a mile high ice cream cone.
She runs faster than the wind.
That is the worst idea in the world.
She is taller than the skyscraper.

35. Is it a hyperbole or not?
This is the best pizza in the whole wide world.
I like my teacher a lot.
It's taking you a million years to get ready.
This suitcase weighs a ton.
The baby's smile was a mile wide.
These are the worst pancakes I have ever eaten.
Nolan hasn’t stopped talking in a year!
At the post office, I waited forever in line.
It is raining extremely hard outside.

36. Your turn…
With your partner, create a sentence that uses hyperbole to describe the item below.
Example: a quick runner  James runs faster than a speeding train.
A large pile of snow
A quiet girl
A very smart boy

37. Exit Ticket
On your way out, please tell me ONE example of a hyperbole in relation to how cold it is.

38. Figurative Language
Day 4

41. Love is…
In your notebook, please finish this sentence in seven different ways.

42. Love is…
Love is like…
Metaphor
Simile

43. Metaphors
Compares two things but DOES NOT use the words “like” or “as”
It describes a person or item in a colorful, interesting way.

44. It is raining cats and dogs.
What two things are being compared?
What does this metaphor mean?

45. My pets are dead tired after playing all day.
What two things are being compared?
What does this metaphor mean?

46. Kevin was boiling mad after missing the last shot during the game.
What two things are being compared?
What does this metaphor mean?

47. A hard test
The test was harder than a rock.

48. A happy baby
The baby was positively sunny!

49. Homework
Larry found the homework to be a breeze.

50. Something delicious
Sally thought she tasted a bit of heaven.

51. Can you find the metaphors in this song?
You've got a smile so bright, you know you could have been a candle I'm holding you so tight, you know you could have been a handle The way you swept me off my feet, you know you could have been a broom The way you smell so sweet, you know you could have been some perfume As pretty as you are, you know you could have been a flower If good looks was a minute, you know that you could be an hour The way you stole my heart, you know you could have been a crook And baby you're so smart, you know you could have been a schoolboo

52. Can you find the metaphors in this song?
You've got a smile so bright, you know you could have been a candle I'm holding you so tight, you know you could have been a handle The way you swept me off my feet, you know you could have been a broom The way you smell so sweet, you know you could have been some perfume As pretty as you are, you know you could have been a flower If good looks was a minute, you know that you could be an hour The way you stole my heart, you know you could have been a crook And baby you're so smart, you know you could have been a schoolbook

53. Exit Ticket On your index card, please number 1-8.
Identify if each sentence is an example of a simile, metaphor, onomatopoeia, or personification.
The fire burned like an inferno.
The sunlight danced in the blue sky.
The dog’s teeth were sharper than a knife.
Sara is the best mother in the whole wide world!
The cat meowed all night long.
The chair swiveled like a merry-go-round.
Her smile was so bright it could be a candle.