
Figurative Language Terms
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English
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7th Grade
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Hard
Joseph Anderson
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10 Slides • 6 Questions
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Figurative Language
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"I can pronounce the figurative language terms correctly and match them with an example of the term."
Objective
By the end of this lesson...
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Listen to the audio on each slide, so you can hear the term pronounced correctly.
Record yourself reading the sentence and pronouncing the word correctly.
Directions:
Tip: If you know how to pronounce the term, go straight to the recording slides.
Tip: You can record quietly
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A comparison of two unlike things using the words LIKE or AS.
Simile
Sim -il -lee
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Audio Response
Your turn. Read the following sentences out loud and pronounce simile (sim-il-lee) correctly:
"The car was as polished as ice. This is an example of a simile."

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a comparison between two unlike things using the word is, are, were, etc.
metaphor
(meta - for)
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Audio Response
Your turn! Read the following sentence(s) and pronounce the term correctly.
"The world is a stage is a famous metaphor (meta - for) by William Shakespeare."

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an exaggeration (over reaction) made to show a point
hyperbole
(hy-per-bol-lee)
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Audio Response
Your turn! Read the following sentence(s) and pronounce the term correctly.
"We were waiting for two years. This is an example of hyperbole (hy-per-bol-lee)."

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giving human traits or powers to non human things
personification
(per-son-e-fi-ca-tion)
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Audio Response
Your turn! Read the following sentence(s) and pronounce the term correctly.
"The wind howled and the snow spit in our faces. This is an example of personification
(per-son-e-fi-ca-tion)."

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words that trigger the five senses
imagery
(im-ah-gree)
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Audio Response
Your turn! Read the following sentence(s) and pronounce the term correctly.
"Our trail was sprinkled with glittering ice. This is an example of imagery (im-ah-gree)."

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a figurative expression or saying that a culture of people adopt and use
idiom
(id-ee-om)
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Audio Response
Your turn! Read the following sentence(s) and pronounce the term correctly.
"This activity was a piece of cake. Piece of cake is a common idiom (id-ee-om) used to mean something is easy."

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Now, read the poem "Oda a Las Gracias" or "Ode to Thanks" and label examples of imagery. (on paper) If you have extra time, work on Power up.
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