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5.10D Describe how the author's use of imagery, literal and figurative language such as simile and metaphor, and sound devices achieves specific
purposes.

LO: SWBAT describe how the author's use of
figurative language such as simile and metaphor
achieves specific purposes.

DOL: Given a text, SW describe how the author's
use of figurative language such as simile and
metaphor achieves specific purposes correctly in
at least 4 of 5 questions.

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Authors most likely use
figurative language in their
texts to…

“Elements of Figurative Language” Anchor Chart from HMH – used with permission © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

What is the most likely

reasons authors use
figurative language in

their texts?

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Simile

Metaphor

Personification

Catherine’s mom is
as sweet as a pie.

The comfortable

leather sofa invited

me to sit down.

Susan’s life is a

rollercoaster.

Last summer in
Texas was as hot

as the sun.

My favorite

sweater hugged

me tightly.

The hungry ocean

swallowed the

sinking ship.

It’s a blanket of

snow today.

These shoes fit like

a glove.

My grandma has a

heart of gold.

The Glockentown Clock Case

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DOL: Given a text, SW
describe how the author's use
of figurative language such as
simile and metaphor achieves
specific purposes correctly in
at least 4 of 5 questions.