1. Poetry
Monday, Feb 28th

2. Today’s Objective
Today, I will understand how figurative language supports the meaning of a text by reading a poem, identifying the figurative language, and explaining how each creates meaning for the poem.

3. Figurative Language
Not literal
Relies on creative use of wordplay
Enhances meaning
Helps the reader make connections

4. Figurative Language Simile Metaphor Imagery Personification Hyperbole
Euphemism

5. Figurative Language SIMILE Metaphor Imagery Personification Hyperbole
Euphemism

6. A comparison between two things using LIKE or AS
Simile
A comparison between two things using LIKE or AS

7. Life is like fighting a dinosaur.
Simile
Example
Life is like fighting a dinosaur.
Fighting a dinosaur would be difficult; therefore, life, at times, is difficult.

8. Write your own example of a SIMILE now! Remember to use LIKE or AS
Be ready to share with the class 

9. Figurative Language Simile METAPHOR Imagery Personification Hyperbole
Euphemism

10. A comparison between two things NOT using “like” or “as.”
Metaphor
A comparison between two things NOT using “like” or “as.”

11. Metaphor
Example
Love is a dodgeball.

12. Love can come out of nowhere and hit you in the face.
Metaphor
Example
Love is a dodgeball.
Love can come out of nowhere and hit you in the face.

13. Write your own example of a METAPHOR now!
Love is…
Life is…
School is…
Be ready to share with the class 

14. Figurative Language Simile Metaphor IMAGERY Personification Hyperbole
Euphemism

15. Description that appeals to the 5 senses
Imagery
Description that appeals to the 5 senses
Creates a picture in the reader’s mind.

16. Imagery
Example The trees swayed gently in the autumn breeze carrying the scent of apple cider and donuts.

17. Write down your own example of imagery now- be sure to appeal to AT LEAST 2 senses.
Stuck? Describe the desk, your cell phone, your walk home…

18. Figurative Language Simile Metaphor Imagery PERSONIFICATION Hyperbole
Euphemism

19. attributing human qualities to nonhuman beings or inanimate objects
Personification
attributing human qualities to nonhuman beings or inanimate objects

20. Personification
Example
My car hates me.

21. My mirror is trying to make me feel bad about myself.
Personification
Example
My mirror is trying to make me feel bad about myself.

22. My mirror is trying to make me feel bad about myself. That jerk.
Personification
Example
My mirror is trying to make me feel bad about myself. That jerk.

23. Write an example of personification using the Disney characters below as inspiration…

24. Figurative Language Simile Metaphor Imagery Personification HYPERBOLE
Euphemism

25. A deliberate exaggeration
Hyperbole
A deliberate exaggeration

26. Hyperbole
Example
My cat weighs 300 pounds.

27. Figurative Language Simile Metaphor Imagery Personification Hyperbole
EUPHEMISM

28. Euphemism
words that hide, downplay, or understate the importance/severity of something.

29. Euphemism
Example
When I asked the doctor about my gunshot wound to the face, he said it was just a scratch.

30. Euphemism
Example
When I scored a 3% on my test, I told my mom that I almost passed the test.
Severe situation: 3%
Downplay: almost passed

31. Euphemism
Example
When I asked the doctor about my gunshot wound to the face, he said it was just a scratch.
A gunshot wound is severe…more than a mere scratch.

32. Explain why this is a EUPHEMISM…
Flesh Wound

33. The Anatomy of a Poem
Title
Poet
Stanza
Line

34. Title Poet’s Name Chosen by the poet
May or may not be a clue of the meaning of the poem
If writing about the poem, put the title in quotation marks
The person who wrote the poem

35. Stanza Line A group of lines in the poem separated by space
Similar to paragraphs in a novel
A section of the stanza
One sentence may be on more than one line. That’s okay.

36. “Happiness” by Pricilla Leonard
Step 1: Read the poem “Happiness” by Priscilla Leonard
Step 2: Identify the figurative language present in the poem.
Step 3: For each figurative language identified, explain how/why it is used in the poem.
Step 4: Reread the poem, just for fun 

37. Happiness is like a crystal,
Fair and exquisite and clear,
Broken in a million pieces,
Shattered, scattered far and near.
Now and then along life’s pathway,
Lo! Some shining fragments fall;
But there are so many pieces
No one ever find them all.

38. Simile Meaning: happiness is beautiful and fragile
Happiness is like a crystal,
Fair and exquisite and clear,
Broken in a million pieces,
Shattered, scattered far and near.
Now and then along life’s pathway,
Lo! Some shining fragments fall;
But there are so many pieces
No one ever find them all.
Simile Meaning: happiness is beautiful and fragile
This means that the author believes happiness is a good part of life, but that it can be destroyed and “shattered” into pieces because of things that happen in life.

39. Happiness is like a crystal,
Fair and exquisite and clear,
Broken in a million pieces,
Shattered, scattered far and near.
Now and then along life’s pathway,
Lo! Some shining fragments fall;
But there are so many pieces
No one ever find them all.
Hyperbole Meaning: though something will not break into exactly one million pieces, it can shatter into many pieces.
This illustrates how fragile happiness is and how much happiness there is.