Figurative Language
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Figurative Language
By Brittany Brasher
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What is Figurative Language?
A way of writing or speaking that:
makes the audience have an emotional response
makes the audience use their imaginations
For example: I had butterflies in my stomach.
Butterflies refers to a fluttering feeling
What is the sentence saying to you?
Figurative Language | GMAS Prep 2022
Definition of Figurative Language
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The use of Figurative Language can create images that appeal to the 5 senses, we call this imagery.
definition of imagery
Imagery
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Multiple Choice
Which answer best exemplifies imagery?
The cool breeze made the trees dance in the rays of sun.
The wind was cold.
The ice melted, creating a stain on the coffee table.
The water dripped from the sink.
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Multiple Choice
Why would a writer use figurative language?
to make the audience use their imaginations and emotions
to make the audience become confused
to make their work lengthier
to add some personality to their writing
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Types of Figurative Language
Figurative Language | GMAS Prep 2022
outlining vocabulary for the students in relation to figurative language.
Term | Definition | Example |
|---|---|---|
simile | compares to unlike things using like or as | His footsteps were as silent as those of a cat. |
metaphor | compares two unlike things without using like or as | She becomes a monster if she hasn't eaten lunch. |
personification | gives human qualities to nonhuman things | The snowflakes danced on their way to the ground. |
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Fill in the Blanks
Type answer...
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Multiple Choice
Which is the best example of personification?
The house was cold and dark at the end of the street.
The ray of sunshine warmed the ground.
You can hear the chirp of the birds as they sat in the tree.
The river swallowed the earth as it rose higher and higher.
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How was figurative language used in this stanza? Cite textual evidence.
Some text here about the topic of discussion.
What is the central idea of the stanza?
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How was figurative language used in this stanza? Cite textual evidence.
Some text here about the topic of discussion.
What is the central idea of the stanza?
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How was figurative language used in this stanza? Cite textual evidence.
Some text here about the topic of discussion.
What is the central idea of the stanza?
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How was figurative language used in this stanza? Cite textual evidence.
Some text here about the topic of discussion.
What is the central idea of the stanza?
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Lesson 2: Craft and Structure in Poetry
What is the theme of the poem?
How do you know?
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Lesson 2: Craft and Structure in Poetry
Which statement describes the use of personification in the poem?
A. Animals were given human characteristics
B. The aging of non-human elements is described
C. The landscape is described as though it were a person.
D. Natural phenomena are given human characteristics
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Lesson 2: Craft and Structure in Poetry
Which statement describes the use of personification in the poem?
A. Animals were given human characteristics
B. The aging of non-human elements is described
C. The landscape is described as though it were a person.
D. Natural phenomena are given human characteristics
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Multiple Choice
Which line from the poem BEST supports your answer to Part A?
"The sun is a huntress young..."
"And leaves not a bush of cloud..."
"Flashing his baleful eyes..."
"He builds him a crimson nest."
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Open Ended
Use the RACE Strategy to respond to the following prompt.
Each stanza of this poem describes a different phase of the sun's journey across the sky. Analyze how each metaphor develops the overall meaning of the poem. Use details from the poem to support your response.
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