1. Figurative Language & Reading Fluently
Poetry Collection 1

2. F.L.T Today, I will be able to…
analyze and respond figurative language: simile, metaphor, personification and paradox
use the skill of fluent reading
develop vocabulary
so that I can better understand and gain deeper knowledge into the poetry collection.

3. Literary Analysis: Figurative Language
Definition: language that is not meant to be taken literally.
Figures of speech: unexpected ________or change the usual meaning of _______
comparison
work

4. Simile
1 + 1 = ?
Definition: a comparison between ____ things using the words _____ or _____ I do: She looked gentle as a lamb, but had a temper like a volcano. We do: She shined bright like a ______. You do: ________________________________
two as
like
diamond

5. Metaphor
Definition: a ___________ between two things _______ using the words “like” or “as.” I do: Her temper is a volcano. We do: His legs are _____ and his arms are _______. You do: ________________________________
comparison
without
twigs
noodles

6. Personification
Definition: giving ______ qualities to an _______, object, or part of _______. I do: The sea was angry that day. We do: The table ______ during the earthquake. You do: ________________________________
human
animal
nature
danced

7. Paradox
Definition: a statement, an _______, or a situation that seems contradictory but actually expresses a ______. I do: The more things change, the more they stay the same. We do: I’m __________. You do: Identify the paradox
idea
truth
nobody

8. Pick the paradox The younger she dresses the older she looks.
Time is money.
She is the sunshine of my life
Cops are mean.

9. Reading Skill: Reading fluently
Definition: reading __________ and continuously throughout the _______. -Use punctuation ________ rather than the ends of lines to pause or ______
smoothly
text
marks
stop

10. Poetry Collection 1
Vocabulary

11. deferred (adj.)
Jackie deferred her trip to Italy until she had more money.

12. fester (v.)
The wound became infected and began to fester.

13. barren ( adj.)
The hillside was barren after the fire.

14. paradoxical (adj.)
I think it is paradoxical that people in cities could be lonely.

15. pensive (adj.)
Everyone remembered the professor as a quiet and pensive woman.

16. solitude (n.)
I enjoy a quiet moment of solitude before the guests arrive.

17. Pop Quiz!
Identify the following figurative language: simile, metaphor, personification, or paradox
The sky is a patchwork quilt.
The thunder knocked on our windows.
I’m a liar. How do you know if I’m telling the truth.
The sky is like a patchwork quilt.