1. simile
Figurative
Language
idiom
personification
metaphor
hyperbole

2. Cornell Notes
Summary 2

3. Objective: I can determine the meaning of figurative language.
Key Vocabulary
Personification
Simile
Metaphor
Idiom
Hyperbole
Alliteration
Onomatopoeia
Essential Questions
1. What is Figurative Language?
2. How can I determine its meaning?
3. How does figurative language enhance what I read and write?

4. Homework for Tonight
Find three similes in your novel that you are reading. Be ready to share these with the class tomorrow.
Continue working on your 30 Days of Kindness Journals
Fun Practice
Website Games: Similes and Metaphors:
Drichardsla.wordpress.com

5. an indirect comparison between two, or more, things using the words
Simile:
an indirect comparison between two, or more, things using the words
"like" or "as"
Examples:
His muscles are strong as iron bands.
She can run like the wind.

6. Can we come up with simile’s?
I am hungry as a horse.
You run like a rabbit.
She is happy as a clam.
He is sneaky as a snake.

7. between two, or more, things; without using “like” or “as”.
Metaphor:
a direct comparison
between two, or more, things; without using “like” or “as”.
A way of describing something by comparing it to something else.
Examples:
The road was a ribbon that wrapped the mountain.
The lineman was a freight train speeding towards me.

8. Can we come up with metaphors?
The girl was a fish in the water.
The clown was a feather floating away.

9. Assignment
In your groups, create a brief skit with the title: Simile and Metaphor And Their First Thanksgiving!
The first two characters can only talk in similes (comparing two things using like or as.)
The 2nd two characters are Metaphors and can only talk in metaphors (direct comparisons between two unlike things.)
Try and add humor and have fun with this! 9

10. Closure
Pair/Share to your neighbor and explain the difference between a simile and metaphor.
Tell your Across Partner what you have for your homework! 

11. Personification: gives human characteristics to non-human entities;
such as animals or objects.
Examples:
My dog danced around my feet.
The wind whispered through the leaves.

12. Can we come up with personifications?
The flowers danced in the wind.
The friendly gates welcomed us.
The Earth coughed and choked on all of the pollution.

13. Assignment
Practice creating your own Personifications with this worksheet!

14. that do not use their literal meaning,
Idioms:
are words and phrases
that do not use their literal meaning,
but we understand what is meant.
For Example:
It’s raining cats and dogs!
I’ve got a lump in my throat.
I could eat a horse!
(It’s pouring outside!)
(I’m getting ready to cry.)
(I’m starving!)

15. She has a bee in her bonnet!
Can we come up with idioms?
......and their meanings.
She was scared stiff!
Which really means......
She was too frightened to move!
She has a bee in her bonnet!
This is another way of saying
She is upset about something.

16. Assignment Create and illustrate your own idiom poster.
Have some fun with this!
Spelling and Grammar Count!
Examples of more idioms!

17. Objective: I can determine the meaning of figurative language.
Key Vocabulary
Personification
Simile
Metaphor
Idiom
Hyperbole
Alliteration
Onomatopoeia
Essential Questions
1. What is Figurative Language?
2. How can I determine its meaning?
3. How does figurative language enhance what I read and write?

18. statement used to emphasize.
Hyperbole:
is an exaggerated
statement used to emphasize.
Examples:
I have told you a zillion times!
She was purple with anger.

19. Can we come up with hyperbole’s?
I nearly died laughing!
                                                                        
He was hopping mad!

20. Closure:
Explain the difference between a hyperbole, idiom and personification.

21. Objective: I can determine the meaning of figurative language.
Key Vocabulary
Personification
Simile
Metaphor
Idiom
Hyperbole
Alliteration
Onomatopoeia
Essential Questions
1. What is Figurative Language?
2. How can I determine its meaning?
3. How does figurative language enhance what I read and write?

22. Onomatopoeia Sounds like the word.. Examples are: Buzz or Purr...
Using Onomatopoeia can add rhythm and fluency to your writing.

23. How Do You Say It?
Onomatopoeia

24. Examples of Onomatopoeia
Crickety, creak! The old chair groaned with every movement that I made.
With a swishing of its tail, the black cat disappeared into the smoke.
When the wolf started to howl, Danny’s puppy yelped.
The loud boom sounded like it was coming from the attic.

25. Onomatopoeia Song Sung to the Old MacDonald Song
With a ruff-ruff here and a baa baa there,
Here a vroom, there a buzz, everywhere a splat! Splat!
O-n-o-m-a-t-o-p-o-e-i-a!

26. Onomatopoeia Video

27. Alliteration
Alliteration is a form of figurative language in which sounds are repeated at the start of words.

28. EXAMPLES OF ALLITERATION
The crazy cat climbed up the cable. (alliteration at the start of words)
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
Sally sells seashells at the sea shore.

29. Identify which sentences have alliteration:
1. “Help me, help me!” yelled the terrified toddler.
2. Dewdrops dwell delicately drawing dazzling delight. Paul McCann
3. The giant’s steps were thunder when he ran toward Jack.
4. My mind climbs higher and higher into the shining sky.
5. Careless cars cutting corners create confusion. Paul McCann
6. Those girls are like two peas in a pod.
7. BOOOM! CRASH! The thunder shook our bones.
8. Uggily, wuggily, zuggily zee. The baby Uggs are fierce and free! Jack Prelusky
9. My cookie giggled as I dunked it in a milk bath.
Identify which sentences have alliteration:

30. Write a poem about yourself that uses alliteration based on the first letter in your name.

31. repeated at the start of a word
Figurative Language:
Review Alliteration
________ is a form of ___________ in which _________are
_____________________.
Alliteration
figurative language
sounds
repeated at the start of a word

32. Oxymoron
A two to three word phrase that contains opposite words or ideas
Example: Wise fool
Working Vacation
Plastic Glasses

33. More examples of oxymorons

34. Closure
Complete your two buck summary on what you have learned about figurative language.

35. Now Let’s Practice! Let’s practice with those white boards!

36. Review before Test