Figurative Language Song Assignment 1.Choose a partner, or work in a group of three 2.Your group must choose a song that you wish to share with the class.

Figurative Language Song AssignmentFigurative Language Song Assignment

1. Choose a partner, or work in a group of three

2. Your group must choose a song that you wish to share with the class on Tuesday, November 13th (Inform teacher of song choice)

3. You are looking for at least 3 – 5 examples of figurative language in the song lyrics.

4. You must have, for your presentation:1. Song lyrics to share with the class (project using the Elmo, create

enough copies for each group to have one)

2. 3 – 5 parts of the song lyrics you wish to discuss with the class – be prepared to show us what the figurative language means, and to get feedback from the class

3. A CD to play the song for the class

5. Warning: NO INAPPROPRIATE LYRICS WILL BE ACCEPTED – SEE ME IF YOU ARE UNSURE!

Rubric for Song PresentationRubric for Song Presentation

• Total = 40 points

• Lyrics for class = 10 points

• CD to listen to song = 10 points

• Discussion is prepared = 20 points– Do not simply say, “What do you guys think it

means?” You must be prepared to explain it to us!

Figurative Language/Poetic Devices Review: Figurative Language/Poetic Devices Review:

VocabularyVocabulary • Discuss the following terms with a partner. Define or

explain as many terms as you can in 5 minutes.

1. Simile 10. Pun

2. Metaphor 11. Mood

3. Idiom 12. Hyperbole

4. Personification 13. Euphemism

5. Irony 14. Alliteration

6. Onomatopoeia 15. Imagery

7. Symbol 16. Poetry

8. Paradox 17. Theme

9. Oxymoron

SimileSimile

• Comparing two unlike things by using “like” or “as”

• EX: The sun was like a yellow ball of fire, slowing sinking in the distance.

MetaphorsMetaphors

• Describing an item as if it were something else.

• EX: The lottery winner was drowning in money.

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IdiomsIdioms

• The language or expressions particular to a group of people (a.k.a. – “slang”). This is what you think of when someone says “it’s a figure of speech.”

• EX: A little bird told me =

What do the following idioms What do the following idioms mean?mean?

1. Catch a cold 10. head in the sand2. Lay down the law 11. born yesterday3. Feel like a million12. just what the doc ordered4. See eye to eye 13. hold your horses5. Under the weather 14. cat got your tongue?6. Stuffed to the gills 15. going bananas7. Bury the hatchet 16. nose to the grindstone8. On pins and needles 17. fly off the handle9. Toot your own horn 18. pie in the sky

PersonificationPersonification

• Describing something non-human using human characteristics.

• EX: My teddy bear smiled at me from the sanctuary of my bed. Or…The wind howled through the trees.

IronyIrony• In a situation: when the unexpected

happens. EX: The bully becoming victimized. Staying up all night to study, only to realize the test wasn’t for another two days

• Dramatic Irony: when the audience perceives something that the characters don’t know (i.e. – Romeo and Juliet)

• Verbal Irony: saying one thing and having it mean something else (often sarcasm, but sometimes accidental)

OnomatopoeiaOnomatopoeia• Naming a thing or action by imitating

the sound associated with it.• EX: buzz, hiss, woof, thud, swack,

clang, meow, hiccup, vroom, etc…

SymbolsSymbols andand SymbolismSymbolism• Something that represents something else

by association or resemblance; especially a concrete object or idea used to represent something invisible or abstract.

• EX: Black representing evil or death. A rose represents love/romance.

ParadoxParadox• A statement or concept that contains

conflicting ideas. A statement that contradicts itself.

• EX: I never tell the truth. “Someday, you will be old enough to start reading fairy tales again.” In fashion, less is more!

PunsPuns• Deliberately exploiting the confusion

between similar-sounding words, usually for humorous effect.

• Examples: The Local Area Network in Australia – the LAN down under.

OxymoronOxymoron• Slightly similar to a paradoxical

statement…two contradictory terms, side by side (Greek: Oxy = sharp; moro = dull)

• Examples: act naturally…found missing…deafening silence…virtual reality…almost exactly…pretty ugly…living dead

MoodMood

• How a piece of literature makes you feel. Most poetry tries to set a mood: nostalgia (remembering), grief/sadness, anger, joy, etc…

EuphemismsEuphemisms• Saying something other than what you

actually mean, in order to sound more polite or appropriate, or to avoid offending someone.

• Examples: toilet = comfort station; civilian deaths during war = collateral damage; fired = let go or dismissed; Can you think of others?

Review: Identify the type of figurative language used in Review: Identify the type of figurative language used in each sentence.each sentence.

1. I was shocked at the deafening silence of the open desert.

2. “Quit being smart!” my mom yelled. “Well, if you think I’m so smart, let me make some smart decisions,” I replied.

3. All I could hear was the snap and pop of settling floor boards and the hiss of the radiator.

4. It was supposed to be a surprise bridal shower, but one of the bridesmaids spilled the beans.

5. I realized I had to find a new job after my boss told me the company would be “reorganizing.”