VOCABULARY WARM UP! Here are your words for today. Your quiz will be on Friday! Define them in your notebook. Asylum Benevolent Camaraderie Censure Circuitous Clairvoyant Collaborate Compassion

METAPHORS & SIMILE FIGURES OF SPEECH

WHAT ARE SIMILES AND METAPHORS? A ''' simile''' is a technique that uses words such as "like" or "as" to compare two ideas. Even though similes and metaphors are both forms of comparison, similes allow the two ideas to remain distinct in spite of their similarities, whereas metaphors seek to equate two ideas despite their differences. For instance, a simile that compares a person with a bullet would go as follows: "John was a record-setting runner and as fast as a speeding bullet." A metaphor might read something like, "John was a record-setting runner. That speeding bullet could zip past you without you even knowing he was there.“ Simile: Curley was flopping like a fish on a line. Metaphor: Life is a dance you learn as you go.

LET’S LOOK AT SOME EXAMPLES IN POETRY… Nature's first green is gold, Her hardest hue to hold. Her early leaf's a flower; But only so an hour. Then leaf subsides to leaf. So Eden sank to grief, So dawn goes down to day. Nothing gold can stay. -- Robert FrostRobert Frost

SO, WHAT IS THE CENTRAL METAPHOR IN THIS FAMOUS FROST POEM? Pair Share for one minute Lets discuss…

“LEAVE IT ALL UP TO ME” BY MAJOR JACKSON

WHAT ARE THE METAPHORS IN THAT POEM? What is the author trying to say? Pair share Lets discuss…

OTHER FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE Personification Personification gives human characteristics to inanimate objects, animals, or ideas. This can really affect the way the reader imagines things. This type of figurative language is often used in children’s books, poetry, and fictional literature. Examples include: Opportunity knocked on the door. The sun greeted me this morning. The sky was full of dancing stars. Hyperbole A hyperbole is an outrageous exaggeration that emphasizes a point, and can be ridiculous or funny. Hyperboles can be added to fiction to add color and depth to a character. Examples are: You snore louder than a freight train. She is so dumb, she thinks Taco Bell is a Mexican phone company. Alliteration Alliteration is the easiest of the examples of figurative language to spot. It is a repetition of the first consonant sounds in several words. Some good examples are: wide-eyed and wondering while we wait for others to waken

TODAY’S REFLECTION Find two examples of two different types of figurative language. Make sure you EXPLAIN why the author uses the device and what effect it has on the reader. Make sure you have CITATIONS!