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0 "You don't have to suffer to be a poet; adolescence* is enough suffering for anyone." - John Ciardi

*Adolescence is the teenage years.

0 Do you agree with the quote?  Why or why not?  Have there been times in your life when you were frustrated or upset and think that if you had been older or at a different age in life, you would not have been upset of frustrated?  Answer these questions on a piece of notebook paper in at least 4 complete sentences.

0 You have 5 minutes to complete this task.

Procedures Quiz Class Averages

01st period: 71.8%02nd period: 90.2%03rd period: 87.45%05th period: 77.27%06th period: 78.17%07th period: 85.85%

0 **Our goal as a class, should always be to have a class average of 80% or higher.**

Announcements

0Week 1 Vocabulary quiz on Monday, September 8, 2014.

0Start studying now!0The quiz will be “fill in

the blank” format.

Objective

0SWBAT define and identify personification, metaphors, allusion, similes, hyperboles, and onomatopoeias.

0SWBAT analyze the effect of figurative language in texts.

Homework (Due 9/3)

0Define Week 1 Vocabulary (This is due tomorrow 9/3)

0Use your vocabulary handouts and my online page to help you begin studying and defining the words.

Figurative Language

0Figurative language is creative language that is used to create an effect or a feeling. It is not always meant to be taken literally, but it is used to make our writing more engaging or creative. 

Simile

0Simile: a simile is a comparison of two unlike things using either the word “like” or the word “as” 

Example:  I am as quick as a cricket. He's as sly as a fox.

Metaphor

0 Metaphor: a metaphor is a comparison like a simile, but it doesn't use the words like or as.  Often poetry has extended metaphors, which is when an entire poem compares something to something else, such as comparing a journey to life.

Examples: 0 She was a breath of fresh air in

the classroom.0  John is a beast when it comes to

football.

Hyperbole

0Hyperbole: An exaggeration that creates a comic effect.

Examples: 0The limousine is as long

as a football field.  0There were a billion

people at the concert.

Personification

0Personification: gives human-like characteristics to objects or animals.

0Examples: 0The ocean danced in the

moonlight.0The blizzard swallowed

the town.

Alliteration

0Alliteration: occurs when a series of words in a row (or close to a row) have the same first consonant sound

0Examples:0Mike’s microphone

made much music.0Sara’s seven sisters slept

soundly in sand.

Allusion

0Allusion: A reference to something or someone, usually a literary character.

Example:  0Mr. Jones got the

neighborhood kids to do his yard work- just as Tom Sawyer got the kids to paint the fence

Onomatopoeia

0Onomatopoeia: when a word’s pronunciation imitates its sound. (Think of comic books: Boom!, Splat! Pop! These are all sounds.)

Examples: 0The race car zoomed past

the finish line. 0The dishes fell to the floor

with a clatter

Guided Practice

0 With a partner, identify the type of figurative language in each sentence. You have 3 minutes to complete this task.

1. She moved through the room like a cool summer breeze.2. The house shivered in the cold winter wind.3. Shade was as sad as a basset hound when she heard the news.4. She was fairly certain that life was a fashion show5. The wind sang a song of melancholy as it whistled through the field.6. Her room was bigger than a castle.7. Taking standardized tests is torture unless you're prepared.8. My thoughts are so deep they can be found at the bottom of the ocean.9. Like a soldier marching into battle, the student body president went to meet with the new principal.10. The final exam was easier than an alphabet test.

Guided Practice (Answers)

0 Simile0 Personification0 Simile0 Metaphor0 Personification0 Hyperbole0 Metaphor/Hyperbole0 Hyperbole0 Simile 0 Hyperbole

“Say, Mean, Matter” Strategy

0 “Say”:  What figurative language does the author use or say?

0 “Mean”:  What does this piece of figurative language mean?

0 “Matter”: Why is this piece of figurative language important?

0 **Please list these notes under the “Reading Strategies” section of your notebook.

“Say, Mean, Matter” Strategy

0Example: She moved through the room like a cool summer breeze.

0 Say:  The author is using a simile.0Mean: The simile is comparing the way the woman

moves across the room to a cool summer breeze.  This means that the woman moves "care free" and gently across the room.

0Matter: This piece of figurative language is important because it helps to illustrate how the woman moved across the room  It also helps to create imagery. 

Practice

0 Using the “Say, Mean, Matter” Strategy, work with a partner and analyze the poem below. Write your answers in COMPLETE sentences.

The Rose That Grew From Concrete by Tupac

Did you hear about the rose that grew from a crack in the concrete?Proving nature's law is wrong it learned to walk with out having feet.Funny it seems, but by keeping it's dreams, it learned to breathe fresh air.Long live the rose that grew from concrete when no one else ever cared

Exit Ticket (on Sticky Notes)

1.  Which of the following is NOT an example of personification?

A. The wind screamed harshly.B. The fox ran quickly through the woods, searching for a hiding place.C. The ocean angrily lifted his waves and beat down upon the sand.D. My coffee table is happy to be back in his old position in the living room.

Exit Ticket (cont.)

2. What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?

3. Taking that test was the easiest thing I've ever done.

The sentence above is an example of which literary element?A. MetaphorB. AllusionC. SimileD. Hyperbole