1. Interpreting Figurative Language
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2. Figurative Language Figurative language Connotative meaning
Alliteration
Allusion

3. Look for Figurative Language
I remember it like it was yesterday – my first day of high school. I was like a kid in a candy store, excited and ready to check it all out. My days of being treated like a child were now over, and I was officially becoming an adult. Little did I realize that I would be lost in a sea of books and that being a freshman wasn’t exactly what I had expected. If the truth be told, even with the abundance of work, high school was better than I could have ever imagined. I mean, who wouldn’t enjoy spending hours upon hours studying, completing projects, and being made fun of? I always laughed at the silly pranks in Mean Girls, but I never actually thought those girls existed. I quickly learned who my friends were and realized that I needed to focus on what was important – my future. After a few roadblocks, I finally figured out what it meant to enjoy high school. It wasn’t about being popular or fitting in, it was about learning who I was as a person and developing a drive to want to succeed. Sure, maybe I thought it was a lot of work then, but now that I am a senior and ready to graduate, I realize that all that work may just make me the next Bill Gates!

4. Fill in the Chart
Figurative Language
Connotative Meaning

5. Your Turn to Write Figurative Language Paragraph Checklist
_____ Clear main idea
_____ At least two examples of figurative language
_____ Example of verbal irony
_____ Example of allusion
_____ Internal transitions
_____ Wrap-up sentence