PPT-Figurative Language Practice: Song Lyrics

Step 1 Identifying and Sorting Use the Figurative Language Cheat Sheet to remember what each form of figurative language means Sort the song lyrics into the figurative language categories to which they belong Some lyrics. Tom O'Hara. Computer . Science Department. Texas . State University. San . Marcos, TX. to17@txstate.edu. WOMRAD-11: 2nd . Workshop on . Music Recommendation and Discovery. 23 . October . 2011. 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. . Name The Figurative Language!. 1. . The road was a ribbon of moonlight over the purple moor.. Name The Figurative Language!. 2. . I heard her skirt swish as she walked leisurely up the winding staircase.. Select school-appropriate lyrics from a song that suggests great imagery or possibilities for creative visual interpretation. Select school-appropriate lyrics from a song that suggests great imagery or possibilities for creative visual interpretation. When the sky falls and the . Earth quakes. We . gon. put this back together. We won’t break. Sa Pa . Sé. , my . Port-Au-Princes. My Haitian Gods and all of my Princesses. Our condolences as you . language . is the use of words . that go . beyond their . ordinary meanings..   . Figurative language requires . you to use your imagination to figure out the author's meaning.  . The water’s reflection was like the sun on glass.. 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. . Click through the slides slowly and review the answers.. Ask questions if you have them!. Green Light. Those great whites, they have big teeth. Oh, they bite . you. Literal language. All those rumors, they have big teeth. Lecturer. Middle Tennessee State University. Inspiration & Overview. Rationale. Music-centered school. Relatable. Getting out of the “box”. . Activity. Preparation. Assignment Deliverables. Day-Of Activity. Tiffany Getty. tgetty@wellsborosd.org. Who I Am. Tiffany Getty. Chemistry Teacher at Wellsboro High School (Wellsboro, PA). Teach 10. th. & 11. th. grade Honors Chemistry, and this year I am teaching AP Chemistry for the first time (11. 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.. Scott Schneider and Ruby Machado . IMPACT Silver Spring. Music is the Universal Language. Most people like to listen to music and some even to sing along. 2013 Spanish film- Living Is Easy With Eyes Closed. Platten. . Presentation By: Jayna Bettesworth. Video with lyrics. Fight song . What Do you Picture when listening to this song? Why?. When I Listen to the song, I think of a girl standing on top of a boat in the ocean with wind blowing through her hair. The lyrics I picture are in the first stanza, “Like a small boat, on the ocean, Sending big waves into motion.” These lyrics easily paint a picture in my mind of a little boat, surrounded by an endless sea. .