Figurative Language
It's raining cats and dogs!
What type of figurative language is being used?
Idiom
Pow! Went the super hero.
What kind of figurative language is being used?
Onomatopoeia
Voice is the __________ in the poem
Speaker
True or False: the "E" in I.D.E.A.S. is for explain.
**If false explain how you know**
False
As busy as a bee.
What type of figurative language is being used?
Simile
Her daughter is the light of her life.
What kind of figurative language is being used?
Metaphor
The test was a piece of cake.
What kind of figurative language is being used?
Idiom
Mood also equals _________
tone
A word added to the beginning of a root word is called?
Prefix
What is another word for stanza?
Paragraph
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickles.
What type of figurative language is used?
Alliteration
Lightning danced across the sky.
What kind of figurative language is being used?
Personification
*What is the Rhyme Scheme of this poem?
Let me fetch sticks,
Let me fetch stones,
Throw me your bones,
Teach me your tricks.
ABBA
Tom was portly, but his wife Jessica was thin.
What does the word "portly" mean? What context clues did you use to find that?
portly = overweight
"thin" is an antonym for portly
Authors purpose can include (name 3)
**name ALL 5 and you get an extra 300 points**
Share feelings
tell a story
send a message (theme)
be humorous
be descriptive
The wind whistled mournfully.
What kind of figurative language is being used?
Personification
The sky looked like a painting.
What kind if figurative language is being used?
Simile
True or False: Speaker only includes: Poet/Author, Human Character, and Object/Animal
**If false explain how you know**
poet/author
human character
object or animal
more than one speaker
A word added to the end of a root word is called?
Suffix
* What is the authors purpose? How do you know?
Vacuum Cleaner
Roars over carpet
zig-zag-zips
sucking up fuzz
through metal lips.
Describing the object which is the vacuum cleaner
Life is like a box of chocolates.
What kind of figurative language is being used?
Simile
Her stomach growled.
What kind of figurative language is being used?
Personification
**How many speakers are in this poem?**
I Talk With the Moon
I talk with the moon, said the owl
While she lingers over my tree
I talk with the moon, said the owl
And the night belongs to me.
I talk with the sun, said the wren
As soon as he starts to shine
I talk with the sun, said the wren
And the day is mine.
Two speakers
I.D.E.A.S. stands for?
Inference, Definition, Example, Antonym, Synonym
*how many lines are in this poem?
Heavy
Heavy hot
Heavy hot hangs
Thick sticky
Icky
But I lie
Nose high
Cool pool
No fool
A turtle in July
10 lines