1. READ SILENTLY e ither your independent SEM-R novel or your Literature book

2. November 30, 2011 - Winter Poetry figurative language Ho mework S tudy flashcards for Friday's RIU quiz. Le sson Essential Question What are examples of figurative language commonly used in poetry and what is their impact on the text? Warm Up Complete numbers 1-5 on pg.14 in RIU book. Write out the sentence starter and be sure your answer contains context clues that let me know you understand the word's meaning.

3. Take out your poem and make sure your name is in the upper right hand corner. At the bottom of the poem, put checked by: Put your name here Read through the poem you have been assigned. Label all of the following and deduct the appropriate number of points for any missing elements...

4. Does the person have 5 vocabulary words in the poem? Underline them. Take off 2 points for any missing words. Does the poem make sense and use the vocab words correctly? Deduct 5 points if it doesn't. Does it have some type of rhyme scheme? Deduct 10 points for no end rhyme, 5 points for only some rhyme. Does the poem (for the most part) have rhythm? Deduct 5 points if it doesn't. Does it have something that repeats? Circle what repeats. Deduct 10 points for no repetition. Does the poem have an onomatopoeia? Put a square around it. Deduct 10 points for no repetition. Does the poem have one line containing alliteration? Circle the beginning sound that is repeated in the line. There should be at least 3 examples of the same sound in one line. Deduct 10 points for no alliteration, 5 points if the sound is only repeated twice.

5. Another major differences between poetry and other genres of literature is that it often uses figurative language.

6. What is figurative language? the use of words in an imaginative way to express ideas that are not literally true. (F igurative) It's raining cats and dogs (Literal) It's raining very hard

7. Can you think of some examples of figurative language?

8. 4 types of figurative language simile metaphor personification hyperbole

9. simile a comparison of two unlike things using like or as ex ample: T he sun is like a flower, that blooms for just one hour o

10. metaphor a direct comparison of two unlike things without using like or as. example: The sun is a flower, that blooms for just one hour * **Hint*** a good way to come up with a metaphor, is to create a simile, and then remove the like or as.

11. personification gi ving human qualities to an animal, object or idea. example: The sun's rays hugged the children with warm arms as they ran out from the jungle.

12. hyperbole a figure of speech that uses exaggeration for effect or emphasis. example: The kids waited for an eternity at the window before they finally saw the sun emerge.

13. 1. The fallen leaves are cornflakes That fill the lawn's wide dish, from December Leaves - Kaye Starbird metaphor 2. He turns and drags half the lake out after him Mooses - Ted Hughes hyperbole 3. In a high wind the leaves don't fall but fly straight out of the tree like birds Poem - A. R. Ammons simile 4. New sounds to walk on today, dry leaves talking in hoarse whispers under bare trees. New Sounds - Lilian Moore personification In your notes, identify and explain the example of figurative language in each of the following using text to support your answer.

14. Like Bookends - Eve Merriam Like bookends my father at one side my mother at the other propping me up but unable to read what I feel. Were they born with clothes on? Born with rules on? When we sit at the dinner table we smooth out our napkins into polite folds. How was your day dear Fine And how was yours dear Fine And how was school The same Only once in a while when we’re not trying so hard when we’re not trying at all our napkins suddenly whirl away and we float up to the ceiling where we sing and dance until it hurts from laughing and then we float down with our napkin parachutes and once again spoon our soup and pass the bread please. Identify, pull text for and explain the following: - simile - mother and father are like bookends - hyperbole - we float up to the ceiling - metaphor - napkin parachutes - alliteration (3 lines)

15. Homework Stud y Rev It Up words for Friday's quiz