Transcript Similes and Metaphors - Mrs. Soboleski's Classroom

Introduction to Poetry
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
What is figurative language?
 It is imaginative language that is not
supposed to be taken literally.
 It is beyond ordinary meaning; it usually
requires the use of imagination to interpret
something.
Figurative Language Examples
 Metaphors
 Similes
 Personification
 Hyperbole
 Idioms
 Onomatopoeia
 Alliteration
 Allusion
 Symbol
Poetry Devices
REVIEW SIMILES AND
METAPHORS
Review: What is a metaphor?
Write down an example of a metaphor.
Review: What is a simile?
Write an example of a simile.
Simile or Metaphor?
 The dog was acting like a cat when it jumped
onto the windowsill and stared out the
window.
 The audience’s applause was thunder as it
erupted around the auditorium.
 The candy bar was heaven after being hungry
all day.
PERSONIFICATION AND
HYPERBOLE
Personification--Review
 Gives human qualities to something that is
nonhuman
Example: The wind whistled through the
windows.
Personification Examples
Describe what the following sentences using
personification might mean:
The birds talked in the trees.
The leaves danced in the blowing wind.
The snow grasped onto the branches.
Figurative Language and
Meaning
 Breaking down and analyzing figurative
language can help to find and understanding
meaning within a poem.
Identify the figurative language in the following
poem. Say what each means. Determine the
theme or meaning of the poem.
“Dreams” By Langston Hughes
Hold fast to dreams For if dreams die Life is a
broken-winged bird That cannot fly.
Hold fast to dreams For when dreams go Life
is a barren field Frozen with snow.
Poem Analysis (metaphor,
simile, personification)
Lines from Poem
Hold fast to dreams
Life is a broken-winged
bird That cannot fly.
Life is a barren
field Frozen with snow.
Figurative Language
Meaning
Hyperbole
 An exaggeration of speech to place emphasis
on something specific.
 Example: She was so mad that steam was
going to come out of her ears.
Hyperbole Examples
 Describe what the following examples using
hyperbole might mean.
He ate so much that he could burst.
My backpack weighs a ton!
It is going to take me a lifetime to get all of my
work done.
Hyperbole Practice
Write as many sentences as you can in three
minutes using hyperbole.
Alliteration
 The repetition of consonants in a group of
words
 Alliteration refers to the sound, not the letter.
Wrong example: Circus cats climbed.
Correct example: Sophie slept soundly on her
soft sheets.
Alliteration practice
Rain races onto the porch Hitting hard
like Rockets rushing in a race to the
glass. Rattling rain, rattling the window
panes. The droplets dance daintily Until they
cleverly connect in A pool of promise for a
rainbow.
Alliteration Practice
Write as many sentences as you can in three
minutes using alliteration.
Idiom
 A common expression that is not meant to be
taken literally.
Example: She is pulling my leg.
Idiom practice
 Write three idioms and say what they mean.
Allusion
 A type of figurative language that makes
references to people, places, events, or other
literary works.
Example: When she lost her job, she acted like
Scrooge, and she refused to buy anything.
Allusion Practice
Say what each allusion means.
He acted like a real Romeo when around girls.
Too bad his nose wasn’t like Pinnochio’ s when
he lied.
 This place looks like the Garden of Eden.
Symbol
 A type of figurative language that represents
an idea.
 Symbolism goes beyond the literal meaning
 The purpose of a symbol is to communicate
meaning.
Example: Life can be like a roller-coaster. You
never know what hills you’ll have to climb.
Symbolism Practice
What is the symbol? What does it mean?
He is a rock; someone that people can always
count on.
Symbolism Practice
What is the symbol? What does it mean?
 All the world's a stage, and all the men and
women merely players. They have their exits
and their entrances, and one man in his time
plays many parts.
~ William Shakespeare
Onomatopoeia
 A word that imitates that sound that it
describes.
Example: The thunder made a loud boom.
Onomatopoeia Practice
 Write three examples of onomatopoeia