Figurative Language
What is a simile?
A comparison using like or as
Sally sold seashells by the sea shore.
Alliteration
Give an example of theme
How many lines are in the poem?
Snowball
I made myself a snowball
As perfect as could be.
I thought I'd keep it as a pet
And let it sleep with me.
I made it some pajamas
And a pillow for its head.
Then last night it ran away,
But first it wet the bed.
8 lines
What is a stanza in a poem?
A group of lines
What is a metaphor?
Simile
True or False. Are these examples of theme?
True
What rhymes in the first part of the poem?
"I cannot go to school today,"
Said little Peggy Ann McKay.
"I have the measles and the mumps,
A gash, a rash and purple bumps.
My mouth is wet, my throat is dry,
I'm going blind in my right eye.
My tonsils are as big as rocks,
I've counted sixteen chicken pox
And there's one more—that's seventeen,
today, McKay, bumps, mumps, dry, eye
What is rhyme?
When two or more words have the same sound at the end of the words
What is alliteration?
the repetition of the beginning sound/letter
He's a couch potato.
Metaphor
What is the theme?
"Jerry's mind wandered during class
Like a balloon floating up in the air.
While he daydreamed about eating lunch
His stomach growled loud like a bear.
His classmates laughed like hyenas,
Which made him feel like a fool.
From now on he'd listen to his mom
And eat breakfast before coming to school."
Eat before school
What are the simile's in the poem? (Three)
"Jerry's mind wandered during class
Like a balloon floating up in the air.
While he daydreamed about eating lunch
His stomach growled loud like a bear.
His classmates laughed like hyenas,
Which made him feel like a fool.
From now on he'd listen to his mom
And eat breakfast before coming to school."
Mind like balloon, Laughed like hyena, stomach growled like a bear
What is a limerick poem?
A poem that has rhyme and is funny. It is also 5 lines.
What is personification?
Giving an object a human characteristic
Simile
What could be the theme of the passage?
“Don’t give up,” said her coach. Before each game, they had a practice session. He showed Cali and her team how to pass the ball to each other and take shots at the goal. Cali was pretty good at passing the ball, but even during practices, she couldn’t kick the ball past the goalkeeper. She wondered if she should quit soccer for good.
“Don’t give up,” said her teammates. Some had been playing soccer for a couple of years, and some were new to the game just like her. “You just need to keep trying and you will get better.” So Cali stayed on the team and did her best.
To not give up when something is hard
What is the poem about??
"I cannot go to school today,"
Said little Peggy Ann McKay.
"I have the measles and the mumps,
A gash, a rash and purple bumps.
My mouth is wet, my throat is dry,
I'm going blind in my right eye.
My tonsils are as big as rocks,
I've counted sixteen chicken pox
And there's one more—that's seventeen,
And don't you think my face looks green?
My leg is cut—my eyes are blue—
It might be instamatic flu.
I cough and sneeze and gasp and choke,
I'm sure that my left leg is broke—
My hip hurts when I move my chin,
My belly button's caving in,
My back is wrenched, my ankle's sprained,
My 'pendix pains each time it rains.
My nose is cold, my toes are numb.
I have a sliver in my thumb.
My neck is stiff, my voice is weak,
I hardly whisper when I speak.
My tongue is filling up my mouth,
I think my hair is falling out.
My elbow's bent, my spine ain't straight,
My temperature is one-o-eight.
My brain is shrunk, I cannot hear,
There is a hole inside my ear.
I have a hangnail, and my heart is—what?
What's that? What's that you say?
You say today is. . .Saturday?
G'bye, I'm going out to play!"
A girl named Peggy McKay who cannot go to school. She comes up with many reasons until she learns it is Saturday.
What is a free verse poem?
A poem that does not have any rhyme or pattern.
What is the purpose of figurative language?
To add detail and enjoyment to stories and poems
The flowers danced in the wind.
Personification
What could be the theme from Charolette's Web if the story is about a pig, spider, and their experiences?
In Charlotte’s Web, death is presented as a natural part of living. The story begins and ends with death, with Wilbur escaping death at the start of the book, kicking off a series of events that all ends up leading to the death of the spider Charlotte.
What is alliteration?
Blitz and blocking, bump-and-run
Drive and dropkick, the other team’s done
End zone, end line, ebb, and flow
Snap, sack, scrambling, I love it so
Football is fun and fabulous too
Let’s go to the stadium, just me and you.
Answers will vary
What is theme?
the message or lesson you learn in a story