Figurative Language Practice

​Figurative language is all around us. In the books we read, the songs we listen to, even in our speech. Test your knowledge of figurative language by completing the lesson that follows.

What are the different types of figurative language?

There are many different types of figurative language. Here are the main ones you need to know. To help you remember them, use the acronym ISHAMPOO.

Idioms are a phrase that actually means something different from its literal meaning.

​Idiom

A simile compares two things using "like" or "as"

Example: She's as sweet as pie.

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​Simile

Hyperbole is an exaggerated statement that is not meant to be taken literally. It's meant to emphasize something.

​Hyperbole

Alliteration is when two or more words that start with the same sound are used repeatedly in a phrase or a sentence.

​Alliteration

Metaphors compare two things without using "like" or "as"

​Example: My brother is a pig!

​Metaphor

Personification is when you give human qualities to something that isn't human.

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Personification

Onomatopoeia is a word that names a sound, but also sounds like that sound.

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Onomatopoeia

An oxymoron is a phrase made of two or more words that actually have opposite meanings.

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Oxymoron

Let's review

What are the different types of figurative language?

Can you define each of these? Let's test your knowledge to see what you already know.

Plot Diagram Review

Read through each question carefully and select the best answer.

Plot diagram

Theme Review

What is Theme?

The theme of a story is the underlying message in the story. The theme is not directly stated but is implied. The reader must think about the character's experiences and choices to come up with the theme of the story.

How can we find the theme?

Think about:

1. What is the BIG idea in this story?
2. What larger message is the author trying to convey?
3. What did the author want the reader to understand?

​Remember, affixes are...

• ​Prefixes, a word part added to the start of a root word which will modify the meaning of that word.

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• ​Suffixes, a word part added to the end of a root word which modifies the meaning of that root.

Using Roots and Affixes

• Take a word such as unsuccessfully

• break it down into roots and affixes

• un-success-ful-ly

• we know that un- means not, -ful means ful, and -ly means in a certain way, so we can figure out that this means not in a way that is full of success.

Point of View and Dialogue review

WHAT IS POINT OF VIEW?

A story is told from the perspective of either a
character within the story or from a narrator
outside of the story.

This is point of view!

Point of view is the
perspective used to tell a story.

Why is POV Important?

When an author writes a story, they make a

deliberate choice in which point of view (perspective)

to use to tell that story. The point of view is

important because it significantly influences the plot.

The POV determines how much (or what) information will be

revealed to the reader.

Noun: A part of speech that serves as a subject or object. More
generally, a noun is a person, place, thing, or idea.

Pronoun:Pronouns take the place of a noun when that noun has
already been named (to avoid repeating it).

Ex: Mary can’t find her phone

Each Point of View has its own pronouns.

Noun

Pronoun

Dialogue

Objectives:

Identify and use dialogue within writing.

​What is dialogue?

​Dialogue is when characters are speaking within written text.

​Punctuating Dialogue

​In a comic, we just write the speaking parts in a speech bubble.

​In a book, we use special punctuation to show speaking parts.

​Speaking Part Last

​If the speaking part comes last then

1. ​Add the speech tag

2. ​put a comma after the speech tag

3. ​put quotation at the beginning of the speaking part

4. ​put the correct ending punctuation

5. ​put the quotation after the punctuation

3 rules of dialogue

• Rule 1: Quotation marks surround the words that the character said.

• Rule 2: Use a tag to help the reader know which character is speaking.

• Rule 3: Use correct punctuation for writing dialogue!

DIALOGUE

Writing, formatting, and punctuating the words that characters say!