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Figurative Language Lesson

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Planning
1. Revise figurative language
2. Exercises and check
3. A game


- By the end of this lesson you will have revised figurative language and four literary devices
- By the end of this lesson you will be able to identify four literary devices

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What is figurative language
- Descriptions: people, places, things, emotions, etc
- Way to add "music" to your writing
- Makes everything more vivid to the reader
- Don't need fancy language - just a bit of creativity!

eg. I am so hungry I could eat a horse! 
eg. The fluffy furby fell on his face and was left feeling furious!

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Which literary devices do you remember?

Slide 4 - Mind map

Some devices you can use
Metaphor - comparison
Simile - comparison with like or as
Personification - giving human qualities to something non-human
Alliteration - repetition of first letter sounds
Hyperbole - exaggeration
Onomatopoeia - imitations of sound
There are MANY more, but let's start here!



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Metaphor
Simile
Alliteration
Onomatopoeia
Oxymoron
Hyperbole
Personification
His heart is a block of ice
Your bag is as heavy as a rock
I remember those pink and purple passionfruit popsicles
The rain went pitter-patter on the window
That's an open secret
Everyone knows that!
The cup danced joyfully across the table

Slide 6 - Drag question

Let's try it out
- Let's practise with sort of figurative language questions you can expect on tests but also next year

help! you can read the explanation in your
booklet. Page

Slide 7 - Slide

Let's try it out
- Read the lines of poetry. Slashes represent line breaks. Figure out which technique is being used: simile, metaphor, hyperbole, or personification
- In the boxes, explain how you figured out your answer. 
- It is possible that more than one technique is being used. If you can, explain each. If you get this right, it's a star!

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Like burnt-out torches by a sick man's bed.
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Slide 9 - Open question

When the stars threw down their spears, / And water'd heaven with their tears,
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Slide 10 - Open question

The old clock down in the parlor / Like a sleepless mourner grieves,
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Slide 11 - Open question

The leaves are little yellow fish / swimming in the river.
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Slide 12 - Open question

Her eyes were fireflies. OR
⭐ In capitalism, money is the lifeblood of society but charity is the soul.

Slide 13 - Open question

Reflection / recap
- Final question: Which poetic device do you find most effective in creating imagery or emotional impact? Discuss with your classmates.
1. You can choose one of the lines we discussed.
2. ⭐ Compare two lines and their literary devices and explain why one was more impactful than the other.

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Recap
- We discussed literary devices
- You can analyze literary devices in excerpts


any questions?

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Homework next class
- Read Lamb to Slaugter by Roald Dahl

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