Go Figure: Figurative Language for Grades 6-8

Go Figure: Figurative Language for Grades 6-8
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This educational resource focuses on recognizing figurative language in poetry for students in grades 6-8. Figurative language is language that conveys more than its

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Slide1Go Figure!Figurative Language Grades 6-8

Slide2Recognizing FigurativeLanguage The opposite of literal language is figurative language. Figurative language is language that means more than what it says on the surface.  It usually gives us a feeling about its subject.  Poets use figurative language almost as frequently as literal language. When you read poetry, you must be conscious of the difference. Otherwise, a poem may make no sense at all. Printed Quiz Online Quiz

Slide3Recognizing Literal Language“I’ve eaten so much I feel as if I could literally burst!”  In this case, the person is not using the word literally in its true meaning. Literal means "exact" or "not exaggerated." By pretending that the statement is not exaggerated, the person stresses how much he has eaten. Literal language is language that means exactly what is said. Most of the time, we use literal language.

Slide4What is figurative language? Whenever you describe something by comparing it with something else, you are using figurative language.

Slide5Types of Figurative Language Imagery  Simile  Metaphor  Alliteration  Personification  Onomatopoeia  Hyperbole  Idioms

Slide6Imagery Language that appeals to the senses. Descriptions of people or objects stated in terms of our senses. • Sight • Hearing • Touch • Taste • Smell

Slide7Simile A figure of speech which involves a direct comparison between two unlike things, usually with the words like or as. Example: The muscles on his brawny arms are strong  as  iron bands.

Slide8Metaphor A figure of speech which involves an implied comparison between two relatively unlike things using a form of be. The comparison is not announced by like or as. Example: The road was a ribbon wrapped through the dessert.

Slide9Alliteration Repeated consonant sounds occurring at the beginning of words or within words. Example: She was  w ide-eyed and w ondering  w hile she  w aited for  W alter to  w aken.

Slide10Personification A figure of speech which gives the qualities of a person to an animal, an object, or an idea.   Example: “The wind yells while blowing." The wind cannot yell. Only a living thing can yell.

Slide11Onomatopoeia The use of words that mimic sounds.  Example: The firecracker made a loud ka-boom!

Slide12Hyperbole An exaggerated statement used to heighten effect. It is not used to mislead the reader, but to emphasize a point. Example: She’s said so on several million occasions .

Slide13Idioms An idiom or idiomatic expression refers to a construction or expression in one language that cannot be matched or directly translated word-for-word in another language. Example: "She has a bee in her bonnet," meaning "she is obsessed," cannot be literally translated into another language word for word.

Slide14Figurative Language Resources Eye on Idioms  (Online PPT)  Paint by Idioms   (Game)  Alliteration or Simile?   (Quiz)  Similes and Metaphors   (PPT)  The Search for Similes, Metaphors, and Idioms   (PPT)  Alliteration  (PPT)  Onomatopoeia  (PPT)  Personification  (PPT)  Hyperbole   (PPT)  Idioms  (PPT)  Simile  (PPT)

Slide15Teaching Similes and Metaphors Alliteration Lesson Plan and Resources http://volweb.utk.edu/Schools/bedford/harrisms/1allitera.htm  Hyperbole- Lesson Plans and Resources http://volweb.utk.edu/Schools/bedford/harrisms/10lesson.htm  Idiom Lesson Plan http://volweb.utk.edu/Schools/bedford/harrisms/6lesson.htm  Imagery- Lesson Plans and Resources http://volweb.utk.edu/Schools/bedford/harrisms/imagery2.htm  Lesson Plan for Puns http://volweb.utk.edu/Schools/bedford/harrisms/5lesson.htm  Onomatopoeia- Lesson Plans and Resources http://volweb.utk.edu/Schools/bedford/harrisms/9lesson.htm  Personification Lesson Plans and Resources http://volweb.utk.edu/Schools/bedford/harrisms/7lesson.htm  Proverbs- Lesson Plans and Resources http://volweb.utk.edu/Schools/bedford/harrisms/proverbs2.htm