💔 Figurative Feelings (L.8.5)
Love is a battlefield.
→ What type of figurative language is this?
What is Metaphor?
Correct this sentence:
Their going to there anniversary dinner.
They’re going to their anniversary dinner.
Passage Snippet:
Although Maya felt rejected, she emerged unscathed and determined to prove her resilience.
What word shows Maya felt hurt?
What is Rejected?
If an author uses emotional language in a breakup letter, the purpose is most likely to…
What is persuade or evoke emotion?
Which word means brave in the face of difficulty?
What is dauntless?
“My heart shattered into a thousand pieces.”
→ Identify the device.
What is Hyperbole?
Fix the fragment:
Because she was feeling forlorn.
Answers will vary- students must add an independent clause in their answer.
Passage Snippet:
Although Maya felt rejected, she emerged unscathed and determined to prove her resilience.
What word shows strength?
What are Unscathed or determined?
What does the word forlorn most closely mean?
What is lonely or abandoned?
Which word means hidden?
What is concealed?
“The silence between them screamed louder than words.”
→ Identify the device.
What is Personification?
Combine for a stronger sentence structure:
He was irate. He slammed the door.
Answers will vary. An example: Irate, he slammed the door.
Passage Snippet:
Although Maya felt rejected, she emerged unscathed and determined to prove her resilience.
What inference can be made about Maya?
What is resilient or persevering?
If a text includes both sides of a friendship conflict, the author is showing…
What are multiple perspectives?
If someone is irate, they are…
What is very angry?
Love is like a rollercoaster.
→ Identify the device.
What is Simile?
Identify the grammar category and correct the verb tense error:
Yesterday he tells her the truth.
Category: Language Usage & Should be told (past tense), not tells (present tense).
Passage Snippet:
Although Maya felt rejected, she emerged unscathed and determined to prove her resilience.
Cite evidence that shows character growth using an evidence sentence starter.
What is: According to the text, "she emerged unscathed and determined…”
What is the tone of a message that is stark and blunt?
What is direct or harsh?
If a relationship ends but you walk away stronger, you emerged ______.
What is unscathed?
Explain how figurative language helps develop tone in emotional writing.
What is it strengthens imagery and conveys intensity of feelings?
Revise to improve clarity:
The message that was written by him was confusing.
Answers may vary. Ex: His message was confusing.
Passage Snippet:
Although Maya felt rejected, she emerged unscathed and determined to prove her resilience.
How does diction contribute to tone?
What are words like rejected vs. unscathed create a shift from negative to hopeful?
Why might an author use a skeptical narrator in a relationship story?
What is to create doubt or tension?
Create a sentence using driven in the context of self-efficacy.
Answers will vary- must show determination + belief in ability.