PPT-Figurative Language A quick review before we play

Bingo Similes Kevin is as bright as a light bulb This guy is as blind as a bat A way of describing something by comparing it with like or as Metaphors The clown was a feather floating away. Use your imagination!. Two types of Language. Literal Language. means exactly what it says.. is explicit, obvious, out in the open and plainly stated.. communicates an ideas clearly and plainly. Figurative Language. How authors create sensory images in texts. Types of Figurative Language. Metaphor. Simile. Personification. Allusion. Juxtaposition. Oxymoron. Paradox. Metonymy. Sound devices. Rhythm. Rhyme. Alliteration. Poetry Review. Random Disclaimer:. Although these elements are . often. found in poems, that’s not the . only. type of literature where they exist. They could be in fictional stories, non-fiction, etc. . A1 & B2. General: Bell Ringer 10/23 & 26. What do you know about Figurative language? . I . can identify and explain figurative language and literary devices in F451.. B1 and B4 Agenda 10/26. Essential Questions. What is figurative language?. How can I interpret figurative language?. What is figurative language?. Here are some examples. What do you think figurative language means?. The wind whispered softly through the trees.. Lay That Trumpet In Our Hands. Last week, we read “Still I Rise” by Mya Angelou and looked at her use of figurative language. . Answer the following questions to review the meaning in her poem and her use of fig. language.. A Type of Rhetoric. Figurative Language. What is figurative language? . a way of saying something other than the literal meaning of the words. Figurative Language. Types of figurative language. Connotation . Figurative Language . Simile—comparison of two unlike things using the words like, as, than, or resembles. *Grandpa lounged on the raft in the middle of the pool like an old battleship.. *Alan’s jokes were like flat soda to the children.. A writers tool. It helps the reader to visualize (see) what the writer is thinking. It puts a picture in the readers mind. Recognizing Figurative Language . The opposite of literal language is figurative language. Figurative language is language that means more than what it says on the surface. . Name: __________________________ Date: ___________ PD: ______. Directions. : Match definitions in Column B to the type of figurative language it describes in Column A. . -COLUMN A-. _____1. idiom. _____2. metaphor. Name. Teacher. Course/Period. Day, Month, Year. A note about notes…. Items in purple are instructions or examples; do not worry about copying anything that is written in purple.. I will not be collecting most notes, so you can use whatever writing utensil you like. Use color coding as much as possible!. QuickWrite. 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.. be taken literally, or word for . word . stirs . up your . imagination. adds depth and color to writing. Simile:. a comparison between. two unlike things. using the words. "like" or "as". I am hungry as a horse. . I will be able to use styles of figurative language in my descriptive writing. Objective. Figurative language:. Is expressing . ideas. indirectly;. Is language used in a special way to create a . special effect .