Figurative Language in F 451 A 1 B

Figurative Language in F 451

A 1 & B 2 General: Bell Ringer 10/23 & 26 What do you know about Figurative language? • I can identify and explain figurative language and literary devices in F 451.

B 1 and B 4 Agenda 10/26 • • BR: Happiness Boys Worksheet 1. Public Education argument writing (handout) 2. Figurative Language graphic organizer (notes) 3. Figurative Language practice in groups (handout) HW: READ for next class • I can analyze figurative language in F 451.

B 2 Agenda 10/26 • BR: (see 2 nd slide) • 1. Speaker • 2. Finish text connection worksheet (students kept or in the turn in drawer) • 3. Public Education argument handout • I can analyze text connections in F 451. • I can write an argument to support my claim about education in F 451.

What is Figurative Language? ●Figurative language is a style of writing that authors use to help readers visualize or picture the events or characteristics in their writing.

Examples Include: Metaphor Simile Personification Imagery

Metaphor: Comparing two things directly by calling one thing the other. Ex: My dad, a big, burly bear, hurled me into the air when he saw me at the airport.

Simile ●A simile is a comparison using “like” or “as” Ex: My dad hurled me into the air as if he were a big, burly, bear.

Imagery: Using language that describes sensory details (tries to make you hear, smell, taste, feel, or see the story) In other words, it uses words to get the reader to visualize something makes the message more powerful. Example: ". . . Montag had only an instant to read a line, but it blazed in his mind for the next minute as if stamped there by fiery steel. " p. 36

Personification: Giving non-human things human qualities. This evokes a variety of images for the reader. Example: The moon awoke and flung off her blanket of clouds.

B 1 & B 4 Advanced Assignment (30 m): Work in groups to identify the figurative language devices listed on your worksheet. Explain how these devices help add deeper meaning to the passage.