A Lesson Plan for 6th Graders By Janice Enquist Figures of Speech A Lesson Plan for 6th Graders By Janice Enquist

Figures of Speech – make Language Colorful

Idioms Language that doesn’t mean what is literally written and cannot be understood from the meaning of its separate words Back to the drawing board An arm and a leg Bite off more than you can chew Burn the midnight oil Can’t judge a book by its cover

Personification Personification is when you give human qualities to an object or animal. The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky. The run down house appeared depressed. The first rays of morning tiptoed through the meadow. She did not realize that opportunity was knocking at her door.

Alliteration Occurs when a series of words in a row (or close to a row) have the same first consonant sound. “She sells sea-shells down by the sea-shore” “Peter Piper Picked a Peck of Pickled Peppers”

Metaphor Comparison of two unlike things by stating one “is” the other. The classroom was a zoo. America is a melting pot.   Her lovely voice was music to his ears.  Life is a roller coaster. Feel blue  

Idiom – Personification – metaphor – alliterations???? 1. The moon winked at me through the clouds above. 2. Curiosity killed the cat 3. Dunkin’ Donuts 4. She is fishing in troubled waters. 5. PayPal 6. Don’t put all your eggs in one basket 7. The car was suffering and was in need of some TLC. 8. Best Buy 9. He is the apple of my eye

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Review Idiom: language that doesn’t mean what is literally written and cannot be understood from the meaning of its separate words Personification: when you give human qualities to an object or animal. Metaphor: comparison of two unlike things by stating one “is” the other. Alliteration: Occurs when a series of words in a row (or close to a row) have the same first consonant sound.

Oral Quiz 1. What figure of speech give humans qualities to an object or animal. 2. How do you spell the figure of speech that compares two unlike things by stating one “is” the other. 3. Which figure of speech does this represent? Larry’s lizard likes leaping leopards. 4. How do you spell the figure of speech that doesn’t mean what is literally written and cannot be understood from the meaning of its separate words

A paragraph about May by Sam Campbell “The very air seemed to quiver with beauty and merriment. The sun was already in the afternoon sky, highlighting mountainous clouds which hung immobile at the horizon. And all the far-flung beauty of the heavens lived again in the mirrored lake. . . . Graceful birches and sturdy oaks primped in the gathering evening light, proudly displaying their tresses of new-born leaves. Tiny star flowers and dainty violets strutted and posed their prettiest on the woodland carpet. Pine trees stood still and straight to add dignity to the scene. Juneberry blossoms flung their white beauty against the flaming color of the sky,” Too Much Salt and Pepper p. 11,12

Let’s make our writing more colorful with Figures of Speech!