QuickWrite Grab a sheet of paper and a pencil Answer the following with a 23 sentence response When Steve was writing his last diary entry he said that his mothers tears told the whole story ID: 805166
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Slide1
Figurative language
REVIEW
Slide2QuickWrite
Grab a sheet of paper and a pencil.
Answer the following with a 2-3 sentence response:
When Steve was writing his last diary entry, he said that his mother’s tears told the whole story.
That is an example of __________. What does Steve mean when he says that?
Slide3Figurative Language That
Compares
Similes
Use like or as to compare two objects
Example in Rap Lyrics:
Look at the watch, blow it /
hot like some TakiMigos, “Versace”
Metaphors
Does not use like or as to compare two objects
Example in Rap Lyrics
I’m cooler than a polar bear’s toenails
Big
Boi
, “
ATLiens
”
Slide4Figurative Language That
Contrasts
Juxtaposition
Two unlike ideas are placed side by side, providing a contrast for one idea
Example:
Wiseman closed his mouth
Madman closed his fistFrank Ocean, “Wise Man”
Meaning
Shows the difference of men being wise or being mad comes from what they close when facing a problem
Slide5Figurative Language That
Uses Another Object
Personification
Makes objects and animals seem human
Example in Rap Lyrics:
My wrist sizzle hot like it's stuck in the chair
My
jewelry's so loud, it's got something to sharePharrell, “Pretty
Flacko
(
rmx
)”
Allusions (references)
A direct or indirect reference to something historical, literary, religious, or mythical. Reference to
something well-known and famous
.
Example in Rap Lyrics:
Tonedeff’s
slays giants
,
as if my legal name’s
David
Tonedeff
, “Heavyweight”
Slide6Figurative Language That
Exaggerates
Hyperbole
A purposeful exaggeration or overstatement
Example in Rap Lyrics:
Watch out for the medallions, my diamonds are reckless,
feels like a midget is hanging from my necklaceLudacris, “Stand Up”
Meaning
There is not, in fact, a little person hanging around Ludacris’ neck, but his diamonds are so heavy that it feels like he is carrying around a person.
Slide7Figurative Language That Has
Sound Patterns
Assonance
Repeating
vowel
sounds, usually in the
middle of wordsExample in Rap LyricsEvery m
inute they in
i
t, don’t need every
i
ll
i
terate
i
gnorant cr
i
t
i
cal d
i
ssed
i
t
R.A. the Rugged Man, “Give it Up”
Alliteration
Repeating a sound at the
beginning
of words
Examples in Rap Lyrics:
T
en O'clock
T
uesday,
T
ahoe
t
raveling
t
hrough
t
raffic
T
wo
t
hieving
t
eenagers,
t
ailgating,
t
alking
t
ragic
Papoose, “Alphabetical Slaughter”
Slide8Figurative Language That
Makes Noise
Onomatopoeia
word that sound like what it describes
Example in Rap Lyrics:
Let me
whip this here, I’ll get it right to ya
Jeezy, “All Good Everything (rmx)”
Examples
clap … bang … snap … hum … buzz … boom … slap … bark … yelp … roar … splash … swish … thud
Slide9Q.A.R.
Monster, p. 151 - 160
“They were playing baseball as if baseball was important and as if all the world wasn’t in jail, watching them from a completely different world.”
This is an example of __________. What does Steve mean by “as if baseball was important” and how does he contrast this point with the different world?
“Her eyes were smiling but her voice
cracked
. In a way I think she was mourning me as if I were dead.”
These are examples of __________ and __________. Why does Steve suggest she was mourning him as if he was dead?“They left and there was still too much Sunday left in my life.”
This is an example of __________. Considering the previous events, what does Steve mean by “too much Sunday?”