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POETRY

FigurativeLanguage

+Learning Success

Intention Criteria

To understand the purpose of

figurative language in poetry.

To understand the use of our

senses when creating poetry.

I will be able to identify a range

of figurative language devices

within a poem.

I will be able to create one

liners using figurative language

devices.

+Getting Knowledge ReadyWho has been to the river?

Do you like to ski, camp!!!

Help describe this setting to someone who has never been to a river..

sight – smell – feel – taste - sound

sight – smell – feel – taste - sound

+Language in Poetry

Writers use figurative language to create images in the minds

of readers.

It is not meant to be taken literally.

If I say my pillow is a fluffy cloud, I'm comparing

my pillow to a cloud, but it's not actually a cloud,

right?

The comparison just helps you imagine how

fluffy the pillow is.

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Alliteration

The wild and woolly

walrus waits and

wonders when we walk

by…

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MetaphorA figure of speech in which something is said

to be another thing; it is not just like another

thing. A metaphor compares two things

without using the words like or as.

Her hair was silk

You are what you eat!

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PersonificationGiving something human qualities

The thunder roared in the

evening sky.

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Simile

A simile is a way of describing

something by comparing it to

something else, often using the word

"like" or "as."

He is brave as

a lion

Red as a beetroot

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OnomatopoeiaNaming a thing or an action by imitating the

sound associated with it

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As cute as a kitten

simile

metaphor

personification

onomatopoeia

alliteration

Match the sentence to

the poetic device.

Life is like a box of

chocolates

It's raining cats and

dogs

The world is a stage.

His jump created a

massive splash

whoosh, passing

breeze

The run down house

appeared depressed.

The car was suffering

and was in need of

some TLC.

Sara’s seven sisters

slept soundly in sand.

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As cute as a kitten

simile

metaphor

personification

onomatopoeia

alliteration

Life is like a box of

chocolates

It's raining cats and

dogs

The world is a stage.

His jump created a

massive splash

whoosh, passing

breeze

The run down house

appeared depressed.

The car was suffering

and was in need of

some TLC.

Sara’s seven sisters

slept soundly in sand.

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simile

metaphor

personification

onomatopoeia

alliteration

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Use our initial brainstorm on the river to

complete a number of sentences using

the following figurative language

devices…

CREATE A MOOD WITH YOUR

SENSESRemember when writing consider:

Sight – Hearing – Touch – Smell - Taste

+Review

Think/ write 1 questions and answer in relation to today’s

lesson.

Think/write 1 question you would like to know the answer to

about today’s lesson.