PPT-Thematic unit: figurative language & imagery

Fourth grade Ela and social studies Lisa M Barbi Lisa M Barbi Unit Introduction Live Life Viva La Vida This is an interdisciplinary unit designed for fourth grade students This unit lesson . metaphor. Allusion. personification. simile. imagery. onomatopoeia. irony. tone. Figures of Speech. A figure of speech is a specific device or kind of figurative language, such as hyperbole, metaphor, personification, simile, or understatement.. Comprehension Toolkit. Figurative language 1. Comprehension Toolkit. Figurative language 1. Comprehension. means . understanding. . . The answers to some questions are easy to find, while the answers to others are more difficult to work out. 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. . 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.. FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE . Imagery . Language that appeals to the senses. Descriptions of people or objects stated in terms of our senses.. . • Sight . • Hearing . • Touch . • Taste . • Smell . Literally. :. . words function . exactly. as defined. The car is blue.. He caught the football.. Figuratively. : . . figure out what it means. I’ve got your back.. You’re a doll.. ^. Figurative language is language that communicates ideas beyond the ordinary meanings of words.. Types of figurative language are called figures of speech.. Simile. A simile makes a comparison between two things using the word like or as.. that departs . from literal meaning in order to . achieve a . special effect or . meaning.. Imagery. Imagery: language that creates a recognizable world . by drawing . on our . five senses. . Example: . Figurative language. is a tool that an author uses to help the reader see what is happening in a story or poem.. We use figurative language all the time when we speak to our friends, tell stories or even engage in conversation with strangers. . Presentation by Victoria Clarke. Associate Professor of Qualitative and Critical Psychology, UWE. Sep 2021. PowerPoint slides from the Braun, Clarke & Hayfield Qualitative Methods Online Teaching & Learning Resources Collaboration (QMOTLRC). 2023. Merrill Disclosure. Investing involves risk including possible loss of principal. . Information is current as of the date of this material. . Any opinions expressed herein are from a third party and are given in good faith, are subject to change without notice, and are considered correct as of the stated date of their issue. .