figurative language & literary devices
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Figurative Language & Literary Devices. IMAGERY METAPHORS SIMILES ONOMATOPOEIA ALLITERATION IDIOMS OXYMORONS HYPERBOLES. EXAMPLES & PRACTICE. IMAGERY. Imagery is writing that helps the reader: See Hear Smell Taste Feel. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE &
LITERARY DEVICES
IMAGERY METAPHORS
SIMILES ONOMATOPOEIA ALLITERATION
IDIOMS OXYMORONS HYPERBOLES
EXAMPLES &
PRACTICE
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IMAGERY Imagery is writing that helps the
reader:SeeHearSmell TasteFeel
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Use your five senses to create a vivid description of your assigned place.
School cafeteria during lunch hour
An outdoor concert A public swimming pool The inside of a car stuck in
traffic A busy restaurant
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METAPHORS A metaphor is an indirect
comparison of two objects WITHOUT using “like” or “as”.
My grandfather is my guiding star who gives me direction in life.
When he left his small town and moved to the city, Mark was a fish out of water.
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“All life is an experiment.” Ralph Waldo Emerson
In your groups, write your own metaphor for life then explain its meaning.
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SIMILES A simile is a statement that
compares two unlike items using the words “like” or “as”.
My life is like an open book. Time is like a thief that steals away
years.
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Using the prompts, create your own similes.
1. Keeping a secret is like…………2. My steak was awful; it was like
……….3. Fighting through the crowds
during the holiday shopping season is like…………
4. Taking a test on a Monday is like ………………
5. I am as happy as……
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ONOMATOPOEIA Onomatopoeia is the use of a word
whose sound imitates the sound associated with the object or action the word represents.
BUZZ!CLANG!BOOM!
SWISH!HONK!
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Give a word that represents the following animal sounds.
A parrot A snake A frog A pig A dog A hen
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ALLITERATION Alliteration is the repetition of
consonant sounds at the beginnings of words.Peter Piper picked a peck of
pickled peppers.She sells seashells by the
seashore.
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Use alliteration as you create endings for the following sentences. Handsome Harry……………….. Studious
students…………………. Clumsy Carol…………………….. Fancy Farah…………….. Tiny Tony……………..
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IDIOMS An idiom is a word, phrase, or
expression that has meaning beyond the literal meaning of the word(s). It’s raining cats and dogs! I think it’s time to bury the
hatchet.
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Write sentences using the following idioms.
Hold your horses Lay down the law On pins and needles Hanging around Cracks me up
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OXYMORON An oxymoron is a figure of speech
that brings together two contradictory (opposite) terms.Old newsOriginal copyPlastic silverwareJumbo Shrimp
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Match the words below to form oxymorons.
ILL WAR PEACEFUL OUT INSIDE IMITITATION GENUINE HEALTH
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HYPERBOLE A hyperbole is an extreme
exaggeration.I’ve told you a million times to
clean up your room!
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Create your own original hyperboles.
My dog is so mean………………. That test was so hard…………….. My friend is so lazy…………. That house is so big……….. It is so hot outside………
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TEST WILL BE…
STUDY