Figurative Language th 7 Grade Language Arts Objectives

Figurative Language th 7 Grade Language Arts

Objectives To learn about similes, metaphors, personification, and hyperbole, students will: • Participate in the poll, showing their current knowledge. • Participate in oral discussion of definitions and ask for more examples. • Watch the video to get a general knowledge. • Label given sentences in the order they raise their hand. • Label pictures by pasting a small circle in the boxes. • Complete homework assignment.

Pre-assessment Poll Simile Metaphor Hyperbole Personification

Definitions • Simile- A comparison using like or as. o Her eyes sparkled like diamonds. • Metaphor- the comparison of two similar things but doesn't use the word like. o Her eyes are diamonds. • Personification-Giving non-living things living traits. o The kites danced in the sky. • Hyperbole- An exaggeration. o I’m so hungry I could eat a horse!

Video • http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=ic. BFAZ 4 D 8 B 4

Exercises 1. Her smile was as sweet as sunshine on a rainy day. ___________ 2. The raindrops danced alone the window pane. ____________ 3. The apartment was so dirty that you would need a hazmat suit to enter it. _____________ 4. The kitten played as quietly as a mouse. ______________ 5. The wooden table was as solid as a rock. ______________ 6. She is a library of information. _____________ 7. The curtain waved. ______________

Exercises page 2 8. He took my breathe away. _____________ 9. After our walk I was starving. ______________ 10. Time is money. ______________ 11. She’s sweet as cherry pie. ____________ 12. He drank like a fish. _____________ 13. The teapot sang as the water boiled. ___________ 14. She is driving me crazy. ______________ 15. I saw red. _____________

Activity 1 Simile Hyperbole Metaphor Personification

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Homework • figurativelang 1. docx