1. Lesson 8: Figurative Language Review / Characterization / Continue Reading AISI
Open your packets to the figurative language section. Be ready to discuss new terminology.

2. Figurative Language Simile
Comparing two unlike things using the words like or as
Tim’s voice booms like the loud speaker.
Metaphor
Making a direct comparison of two unlike things
The boy is a speeding bullet racing toward the finish line
Personification
Giving human qualities to nonhuman things.
I woke up to the sun smiling down at me.
Alliteration
The repetition of constant sounds or letters.
The sea shells sang sweet songs.
Hyperbole
Obvious and intentional exaggeration
To wait an eternity
Onamonapia
A word that imitates the sound it is associated with
Buzz, Pow, Zip

3. Identify the figurative language in the following:
Check list: Hyperbole Metaphor Personification Alliteration
“Dream Deferred” by Langston Huges
Hold fast to dreams
For if dreams die
Life is a broken-winged bird
That connot fly.
For when dreams go
Life is a barren field
Frozen with snow

4. Character Notes
Get out your character notes sheet. As we read, jot down any important CHARACTER TRAITS OR IMPORTANT THINGS YOU NOTICE about the characters we discuss.
Open to page 699… let’s continue our brawl!

5. Exit Ticket – Compare / Contrast Characters
What are some similarities and differences you notice between Romeo and Benvolio? Make a list of 2 similarities and 2 differences between the two. Once you complete your list, write two paragraphs comparing and contrasting the characters. Similarities Differences