Figurative Language Unit Lesson 1 Introduction to Figures

Figurative Language Unit

Lesson 1 Introduction to Figures of Speech

Walk-Away “I will explore figures of speech within context. ”

Language Walk-Away “I will describe the meaning of figurative language phrases. ”

Figure of Speech or Figurative Language The form of a single word or phrase. It can be a special repetition, arrangement or omission of words with literal meaning, or a phrase with a specialized meaning not based on the literal meaning of the words.

Child, you’re going to eat me out of house and home. O This does not mean the child is actually going to eat the house. O It means that the child eats a ton, and it costs a lot a money.

Busy as a bee. O This does not mean that you are literally a bee. O It means you are a very busy person, just like a bee is a very busy insect.

From the story “Eleven”

We will have to play things by ear. O This does not really have anything to do with ears. O It just means that we can’t make any plans and we just have to see what happens.

Figures of speech OSimiles OMetaphors OOnomatopoeias OPuns OPersonification

Lesson 2 Similes

Walk-aways “I will interpret the meaning of similes within context. ”

Language Walk-away “I will write similes in appropriate context. ”

Similes Two unlike things compared using the words “like” or “as. ”

As snug as a bug in a rug. You are tucked in nice and snug in your bed and you are very happy there like a bug in a rug would be.

Happy as a Clam You are very happy and content with what is going on.

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Lesson 3 Metaphors

Walk-away “I will interpret the meaning of metaphors within context. ”

Language Walk-away “I will write metaphors within appropriate context. ”

Metaphor A comparison of two unlike objects, thoughts, or feelings to provide description, not using “like” or “as. ”

Life is a rollercoaster. Life can be super crazy, you can have good times or ups, and you can have bad times or downs.

My kid’s room is a pig pen. The kid’s room is super, super dirty.

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Lesson 4 Onomatopoeias

Walk-aways “I will interpret onomatopoeias within context. ”

Language Walk-aways “I will write onomatopoeias within appropriate context. ”

Onomatopoeias The formation of a word from a sound associated with what it is named.

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Lesson 5 Puns

Walk-away “I will interpret the meaning of puns within context. ”

Language Walk-away “I will act out puns and explain how they are used in context”

Puns A deliberate confusion of similar words or phrases for rhetorical effect, whether humorous or serious.

The leopard was so good at guessing. Every time he was spot on.

A bike cannot stand on its own because it is two tired.

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Lesson 6 Personification

Walk-away “I will interpret the meaning of personification within context. ”

Language Walk-away “I will write personification within appropriate context. ”

Personification The attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form.

The stars dance playfully in the moonlit sky.

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