Figurative Language

December 8, 2017

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.4
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the cumulative impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone (e.g., how the language evokes a sense of time and place; how it sets a formal or informal tone).

Starter:

Identify all of the examples of figurative language in Owl City's song Fireflies.

Vocabulary 

Word: Figurative Language

Part of Speech: Noun

Dictionary Definition: uses words or expressions with a meaning that is different from the literal interpretation

Your Definition: 

Activity: Give an example of figurative language.

Activity: 

1.  Figurative Language

Use the Literary Devices website to help you take notes on unfamiliar terms.

If you already know the terms make yourself flashcards to use in the future.

Make sure you know the definitions and some examples for the following terms:

Simile

Metaphor

Personification

Hyperbole

Idioms

Alliteration

Onomatopoeia

Oxymoron

Allusion

2.  Figurative Language Picture Chart

You will create FIVE different examples of figurative language based off of one picture.

You must include: metaphor, simile, hyperbole, allusion, and personification.

We will share these with the class to see several different example.

 Gallery Walk

We will conduct a gallery walk for the figurative language charts.

Write down an example of a simile, metaphor, personification, allusion, and hyperbole.

Make sure each one comes from a different image.

Closure

How confident do you feel identifying figurative language?

Use the learning target to assess yourself.