Poetry and Figurative Language Miss Gay English 8

Poetry and Figurative Language –Poetry is rhythmic, compressed language that uses figurative language and imagery to appeal to emotion and imagination. –One type of poetry is free verse poetry. –Free verse poetry has no set number of lines or no rhyme scheme. (it does not have to rhyme) –Free verse, like most poetry, uses imagery and figurative language.

Poetry and Figurative Language –Figurative language means more than what is on the surface. –Ex: The store was bursting at the seams with shoppers. –(The store was not actually bursting at the seams; it was just really crowded)

Types of Figurative Language Simile Metaphor Alliteration Onomatopoeia Personification Hyperbole Idiom

Simile A simile is a comparison of two different things using “like” or “as”. Ex: The witch screeched like an angry owl every time someone passed her house. Ex: Her hair is as soft as fine-woven silk.

Metaphor A metaphor is a comparison between two objects that DOES NOT use “like” or “as”. Ex: Her eyes are stars! Ex: Blazing and burning, the sun a ball of fire.

Alliteration Alliteration is the repeating sound at the beginning of two or more words. Ex: Studious students always study hard. Ex: Like loads of laundry lying on the floor, I collapsed on the sofa.

Onomatopoeia Onomatopoeia words are sound words. Ex: “Whoosh! Nothing but nets,” the conceited ball player bragged. Ex: The coiled snake hissed venomously.

Personification Personification is a type of metaphor that gives nonhuman things qualities or human characteristics. Ex: The stuffed bear smiled as the boy hugged him to his chin. The sun peeked over the mountaintops.

Hyperbole An exaggerated statement used to heighten effect. It is not used to mislead the reader, but to emphasize a point. Ex: She’s said so on several million occasions. Ex: His backpack weighed a ton.

Idiom Idioms are phrases which people use in everyday language which do not make sense literally but we understand what they mean Ex: I was upset at his behavior because I went out on a limb for him. Ex: “Come on, let’s get busy! Get the ball rolling,” Miss Gay instructed the class.

Identifying Figurative Language The wind sung her mournful song through the falling leaves. PERSONIFICATION

Identifying Figurative Language The road was a ribbon of moonlight. METAPHOR

Identifying Figurative Language I introduced myself first to break the ice. IDIOM

Identifying Figurative Language He ran down the field like a freight train. SIMILE

Identifying Figurative Language “Abracadabra! And now for the magic. Whoosh!” ONOMATOPOEIA

Identifying Figurative Language My mother yelled so loudly, she burst my eardrum. HYPERBOLE

Identifying Figurative Language Those creepy crawly critters ruined our picnic. ALLITERATION

Figurative Language Step Books Flap 1- Title and name Flaps 2- 8 should have the following: Type of Figurative Language at the bottom of flap Definition at the top A paragraph where you underline examples of selected figurative language. A picture or drawing Due- Friday (will count as Study Skills project grade)