Transcript Go Figure! - Kent City School District

Go Figure!
Figurative Language
Language Types
We’re going to look at
two types of language:
figurative language
and literal language
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Recognizing Literal Language
Literal language is language that means
exactly what is said.
Most of the time, we use literal language.
For Example:
 If I tell you to sit down!
 I mean it literally: “sit down,” as in: “sit in your
seat now, please.”
What is figurative language?
 Whenever you describe something
by comparing it with something else,
you are using figurative language.
To be figurative is to not mean what you
say but imply something else.
For example:
If, I tell you: “let’s go chill!”
I’m not suggesting we get into the freezer.
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Figurative continued
“let’s go chill” …
…means let’s relax
together and do something
fun.
It has nothing
to do with temperature.
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Types of Figurative Language
 Imagery
 Simile
 Metaphor
 Alliteration
 Personification
 Onomatopoeia
 Hyperbole
 Idioms
Onomatopoeia
 The use of words that mimic
sounds.
Example: The firecracker made a
loud ka-boom!
Onomatopoeia is the use of words
whose sounds make you think of their
meanings.
For example; buzz, thump, pop.
Many comic strips use onomatopoeia.
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Onomatopoeia
Examples of the onomatopoeia:
Bang, went the gun!
Swoosh went the basketball
through the hoop.
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Activity (Homework if not finished)
 You will be given a list of onomatopoeia words and a
sheet of paper.
 You need to use 15 of the words on the list. Cut them
out and place them wherever you would like on the
sheet.
 You need to use them in sentences. If you want to
draw pictures with sentences then go for it.
 Have Fun! Figurative Language is fun!
Personification
 human characteristics are given to
nonhuman things.
Example: “The wind yells while blowing."
The wind cannot yell. Only a living thing can
yell.
 You can personify objects:
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The lights blinked in the distance.
The moon is a harsh mistress.
Your computer hates me.
 You can personify concepts:
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Time marches on.
It’s not nice to fool Mother Nature.
 You can personify animals:
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The birds expressed their joy.
The groundhog hovered indecisively
Examples: What do they mean?
 The wind sang her mournful song through the falling leaves.
 The microwave timer told me it was time to turn my TV dinner.
 The video camera observed the whole scene.
 The strawberries seemed to sing, "Eat me first!“
 The rain kissed my cheeks as it fell.
 The daffodils nodded their yellow heads at the walkers.
 The water beckoned invitingly to the hot swimmers.
 The snow whispered as it fell to the ground during the early
morning hours.
 The china danced on the shelves during the earthquake.
 The car engine coughed and sputtered when it started during
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the blizzard.
Partner Practice
 You will be given an item to personify.
 Write 1-2 sentences giving the item a
‘persons’ quality
Activity
 You will get a feeling to personify.
 Write a paragraph for each one.
 Publish a copy.
Silly
Silly is a class clown. He always
stumbles into class late with a goofy grin on
his face. His best friend is Jolly. Together
he and Jolly see how much they can make
their teacher, Grouchy, laugh. Silly wears
polka dots and stripes to school. In his
spare time Silly loves to hang out with his
Uncle Chuckle.
Confused
Confused is never on time because she
can’t figure out what time it is! She is often lost.
Her favorite food is…she doesn’t have one.
Confused is friends with baffled and bewildered.
She wears dresses to school and jeans and a tee
shirt to dances. Confused spends most of her
time trying to figure out her homework. It’s very
frustrating being confused.
The Sea
By James Reeves
The sea is a hungry dog,
Giant and grey.
He rolls on the beach all day.
With his hungry teeth and shaggy jaws
Hour upon hour he gnaws
The rumbling, tumbling stones,
And ‘Bones, bones, bones, bones!’
The giant sea-dog moans,
Licking his greasy paws.
But on quiet days in May and June,
When even the grasses on the dune
Play no more their reedy tune,
With his head between his paws
He lies on the sandy shores,
So quiet, so quiet, he scarcely
snores.
And when the night wind roars
And the moon rocks in the stormy cloud,
He bounds to his feet and snuffs and sniffs,
Shaking his wet sides over the cliff,
And howls and hollos long and loud.
Idioms
An idiom is an expression that has a meaning apart
from the meanings of its individual words.
 It’s raining cats and dogs. Its literal meaning suggests that cats
and dogs are falling from the sky. We interpret it to mean that it is
raining hard.
 To stick your neck out is to say or do something that is bold and a
bit dangerous. A similar idiom that is used for slightly more
dangerous situations is to "go out on a limb." In both idioms, the
idea is that you put yourself in a vulnerable position.
 To break the ice is to be the first one to say or do something,
with the expectation that others will then follow. Another idiom
that means something similar is "get the ball rolling.“
 To have a chip on one's shoulder is usually an expression to
describe a person who acts, as you say, rudely or aggressively, but
also in a manner that could be described as "aggressively
defensive." The person seems always ready for a fight.
Idioms
An expression that means something other than the literal meanings
of its individual words.
Feel like a fish out of water
Be like a fish out of water
Meaning:
Feel uncomfortable because you are in an unfamiliar
situation.
If you feel like a fish out of water, you feel awkward or
uncomfortable because you are in an unusual or
unfamiliar situation.
Example:
I don't like going to the big parties they have. I always
feel like a fish out of water there.
Todd is a country boy raised in a small town in
Northumberland and was like a fish out of water when
he visited bustling London.
Simile
 A figure of speech which involves a
direct comparison between two
unlike things, usually with the words
like or as.
Example: The muscles on his brawny
arms are strong as iron bands.
Metaphor
 A figure of speech which involves an
implied comparison between two relatively
unlike things using a form of be. The
comparison is not announced by like or
as.
Example: The road was a ribbon wrapped
through the dessert.
Hyperbole
Hyperbole
Is an exaggeration. It is an extreme way of
saying something.
Examples:
She’s said so on several million occasions.
 We have a ton of homework.
 I nearly died laughing.
 I tried a thousand times.
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Hyperbole
A hyperbole is often compared with a simile or a
metaphor because it compares two objects.
A Hyperbole is comparing something “normal” to
something really big or extreme.
 Hyperboles are often used for a humorous effect.
Many jokes use hyperboles.
 My dog is so ugly, we have to pay the fleas to live on
him.
 My best friend is so forgetful, I have to remind her
what her name is.
 My teacher is so old, she taught the cavemen how to
make fire.
 My friend was so honest, when he got locked in the
grocery store he starved to death.
 My sister has such long legs, she needs to sit in the
backseat to drive.
Hyperbole Joke Competition
 Mrs. White will give out the beginning to a joke.
 Your group has 3 minutes to create the punch line using a
hyperbole.
 When the time is over each group will present their punch line.
 The best joke gets a point, and has their joke displayed.
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The team with the most points at the end of the contest doesn’t
have homework.
Joke Guidelines
 Jokes must be school appropriate.
 Do not use people’s names.
 Must use a hyperbole.
 Jokes that don’t follow these 3 simple rules
will be disqualified and have two homework
assignments.
Our school is so small…
My uncle is so tall…
My dog is so dumb…
My best friend’s hair is so long…
Mrs. Shutty is so mean…
My sister is so skinny…
Mrs. Anlec is so crazy…
This test is so hard…
This class is so boring…
My brother’s ears are so big…
The garbage smelled so bad
that…
Alliteration
 Repeated consonant sounds occurring at
the beginning of words or within words.
Example: She was wide-eyed and
wondering while she waited for Walter
to waken.
Imagery
 Language that appeals to the senses.
Descriptions of people or objects
stated in terms of our senses.
• Sight
• Hearing
• Touch
• Taste
• Smell
Figurative Language Resources
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Eye on Idioms (Online PPT)
Paint by Idioms (Game)
Alliteration or Simile? (Quiz)
Similes and Metaphors (PPT)
The Search for Similes, Metaphors, and
Idioms (PPT)
 Alliteration (PPT)
 Onomatopoeia (PPT)
 Personification (PPT)
 Hyperbole (PPT)
 Idioms (PPT)
 Simile (PPT)
Teaching Similes and Metaphors
 Alliteration Lesson Plan and Resources
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http://volweb.utk.edu/Schools/bedford/harrisms/1allitera.htm
Hyperbole- Lesson Plans and Resources
http://volweb.utk.edu/Schools/bedford/harrisms/10lesson.htm
Idiom Lesson Plan
http://volweb.utk.edu/Schools/bedford/harrisms/6lesson.htm
Imagery- Lesson Plans and Resources
http://volweb.utk.edu/Schools/bedford/harrisms/imagery2.htm
Lesson Plan for Puns
http://volweb.utk.edu/Schools/bedford/harrisms/5lesson.htm
Onomatopoeia- Lesson Plans and Resources
http://volweb.utk.edu/Schools/bedford/harrisms/9lesson.htm
Personification Lesson Plans and Resources
http://volweb.utk.edu/Schools/bedford/harrisms/7lesson.htm
Proverbs- Lesson Plans and Resources
http://volweb.utk.edu/Schools/bedford/harrisms/proverbs2.htm