1. FIGURATIVELANGUAGE

2. Prose vs. Poetry Prose Poetry Each line is called a sentence Groups of sentences are called paragraphs Paragraphs together are called works of literature Each line is called a line and it may not be a complete sentence Groups of lines are called stanzas One or several stanzas make up a poem

3. FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE Writers use figurative language to  Paint a picture for the reader  Make connections for the reader  Help to convey meaning  Convey the thoughts and sounds the poet wants to express

4. Figurative Language Simile:A comparison between two things using “like” or “as” My love is like a red rose. Metaphor:A comparison between two things without using “like” or “as” My love for you is a red rose. Personification:Giving human characteristics to inanimate objects Whistling wind Dancing leaves Onomatopoeia: Sound words Crash, pop, bang

5. Hyperbole:Extreme exaggeration My sister used so much makeup, she broke a chisel trying to get it off last night. I am so hungry, I could eat a horse. Assonance:When two or more words in a line have the same vowel sound I must confess that in my quest I felt depressed and restless. I must confEss that in my quEst I felt deprEssed and rEstless. Alliteration:When two or more words in a line begin with the same consonant or sound Rabbits running over roses Rabbits Running over Roses

6. What do you know? 1. What is a stanza? 2. What is alliteration? 3. What is a simile? 4. What is a “paragraph” of poetry called? 5. What does figurative language do for the reader? 6. Define hyperbole. 7. Give an example of personification. 8. Define metaphor. 9. Give an example of a simile. 10. Define onomatopoeia. 11. What is the difference between assonance and alliteration?

7. By Eve Merriam Don’t be polite. Bite in. Pick it up with your fingers and lick the juice that may run down your chin. It is ready and ripe now, whenever you are. You do not need a knife or fork or spoon or plate or napkin or tablecloth. For there is no core or stem or rind or pit or seed or skin to throw away.

8. One is amazed By a water-lily bud Unfolding With each passing day, Taking on a richer color And new dimensions. One is not amazed, At first glance, By a poem, Which is as tight-closed As a tiny bud. Yet one is surprised To see the poem Gradually unfolding. Revealing its rich inner self, As one reads it Again And over again. Naoshi Koriyama