ANALYZING COMPARISON simile metaphor personification hyperbole To analyze

ANALYZING COMPARISON (simile, metaphor, personification, hyperbole) To analyze is to look closely at the details in order to understand the text.

DO NOW What kind of figurative language is used in each example? What is being compared? 1. Life is a roller coaster. 2. She is the heat on a summer day. 3. She is the milk in my cereal. 4. I’m dying to meet you.

OBJECTIVE CFU: State the objective in your own words Today we are going to analyze figurative language (metaphor) in a poem. Standard RL. 9 -10. 4 a & L. 9 -10. 5 Analyze how diction (figurative language, connotative words) impacts the tone and/or theme.

IMPORTANCE Analyzing figurative language is important because ü it will help you to understand the meaning of a piece of literature, rap music, or conversation. ü Using it will add depth and interest to your writing. ü It is a skill you will use throughout your high Transitional CFU: school and college career. • Can you think of another reason why analyzing figurative language is important? ü It’s on the CAHSEE. So deal with it. • Which reason is most important to you and why? • How will this skill help you in the future or in life outside school?

CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT Definition(s): • Metaphor: a comparison between two unlike things • Extended metaphor: a comparison between two unlike things that continues throughout a series of sentences in a paragraph or lines in a text. Transitional CFU: What is the difference between a metaphor and an extended metaphor?

SKILL STEPS • Step 1: Write and identify the comparison example. • Step 2: Identify the items being compared or exaggerated. • Step 3: Describe the qualities/associations of the subjects being examined. • Step 4: Identify (highlight/underline) the qualities/associations that all the elements share. • Step 5: Infer the idea suggested by the comparison or exaggeration.

the qualities that Step 2: Step 3: or Step 1: all the elements Comparison Concrete Pattern Idea or Identify the Describe the Identify share. Step 5: Example Object/ Qualities Inference items being What is the Abstract Idea qualities of Suggested by and write compared the subjects idea suggested the ► or ►being comparison by the compariso exaggerate comparison or examined. n example. d. exaggeration? Yellow or - It’s like a It is a discovery b/c Onion white on moon inside, brown the onion is wrapped skin on wrapped, just in brown outside, as how the paper. round, moon is layered, “wrapped” (it’s makes one a gift). It’s cry, strong about scent, discovery/surpr CFU: Why is this pungent, ise. strong taste, - The moon example a has more of metaphor? What long lasting, an influence are the two items adds good flavor to food, than one being compared? sweet or would think. sour, caramelizes Step 2: Step 3: Identify the Pattern or Concrete Describe the Object/ Qualities items being Idea qualities of Abstract compared the subjects or ◄ ◄ being exaggerate examined. d. In the sky, Moon nighttime, wrapped glowing, but in brown not shining paper. bright like the sun, spherical on full moon days. It is a natural/celes tial image. - Brown paper: clouds, less CFU: Why is it light, it’s like important for you to a gift determine the because it’s wrapped qualities of each object or idea?

the qualities that Step 2: Step 3: or Step 1: all the elements Comparison Concrete Pattern Idea or Identify the Describe the Identify share. Step 5: Example Object/ Qualities Inference items being What is the Abstract Idea qualities of Suggested by and write compared the subjects idea suggested the ► or ►being comparison by the compariso exaggerate comparison or examined. n example. d. exaggeration? Yellow or Just as how Lethal. the scent of an The scent white on Its scent of the raw inside, brown onion lingers, will cling skin on the memory of onion to your outside, love endures fingers, round, longer than cling to layered, expected. your makes one knife. cry, strong scent, pungent, strong taste, CFU: Why is this long lasting, adds good example a flavor to food, metaphor? What sweet or are the two items sour, being compared? caramelizes Step 3: Pattern or Describe the Qualities qualities of the subjects ◄ being examined. It feels good, but also hurts. Stays with a person in love in unexpected ways. It will stay with a person even though he/she will not want it to. Step 2: Identify the Concrete Object/ items being Abstract Idea compared or ◄ exaggerate d. Memory of love CFU: Why is it important for you to determine the qualities of each object or idea?

WE DO • Now let’s try it together!

Step 1: Comparison Identify Example and write the compariso n example. Its platinum loops shrink to a wedding ring. Step 2: Step 3: or Concrete Pattern Identify the Describe the Object/ Qualities items being Abstract Idea qualities of compared the subjects or ► ►being exaggerate examined. d. If sliced “platinum across, its loops” = layers appear shrinking as rings. As the person Onion gets closer to rings the center, the rings of the onion are smaller. CFU: Why is this example a metaphor? What are the two items being compared? Step 2: Step 3: all the elements Identify the Idea or Pattern or Concrete Describe the Object/ share. Step 5: Inference Qualities items being What is the Suggested by Idea qualities of Abstract compared the idea suggested the subjects or comparison ◄ ◄ by the being exaggerate comparison or examined. d. exaggeration? Symbol of Willing Wedding commitment Ring and love (but can turn into possible unwanted confinement and confinement restriction), over time. the qualities that permanence, made of metal. CFU: Why is it important for you to determine the qualities of each object or idea?

CFU How do you determine the idea suggested by the comparison? (How do you make an inference? )

Step 1: Comparison Identify Example and write the compariso n example. disfiguri ng chicken pox of the soul the qualities that Step 2: Step 3: all the elements Concrete Idea or Identify the Pattern or Describe the share. What is Object/ Inference items being Qualities the idea by Abstract Idea qualities of Suggested compared suggested by the subjects the or ► ► being comparison the comparison exaggerate or examined. d. exaggeration? -milestone The speaker Feeling of -end of elementary dreads and turning school has horrific ten -double anxiety on digits turning ten. -change The -thinking comparison about the to chicken future pox allows us to see that this is an unfortunate occurrence in his life. Step 2: Step 3: Identify the Pattern or Concrete Describe the Object/ Qualities items being Idea qualities of Abstract compared the subjects or ◄ ◄ being exaggerate examined. d. -itchy, disfiguring red, bumpy, chicken ugly, contagious, pox of the soul full of pus, embarrassin g , potentially deadly, leaves scars -the essence of our being, core self, who we are

CFU How do you determine the idea suggested by the comparison? (How do you make an inference? )

SKILL STEPS • Step 1: Write and identify the comparison example. • Step 2: Identify the items being compared or exaggerated. • Step 3: Describe the qualities of the subjects being examined. • Step 4: Identify the qualities that all the elements share. What is the idea suggested by the comparison or exaggeration?

LET’S PRACTICE

GUIDED PRACTICE • At four I was an Arabian wizard • At seven I was a soldier • at nine a prince

CFU • Why does the author mention the way things used to be by using different ages? • How do you determine idea suggested by the comparison? (How do you make an inference? )

SKILL STEPS • Step 1: Write and identify the comparison example. • Step 2: Identify the items being compared or exaggerated. • Step 3: Describe the qualities of the subjects being examined. • Step 4: Identify the qualities that all the elements share. What is the idea suggested by the comparison or exaggeration?

INDEPENDENT PRACTICE Choose and analyze 3 examples of figurative language from the rest of the poem and fill out the chart.