Welcome to esl printables, the website where english language teachers exchange resources. Powerpoint to explain the different poetic terms and figurative language. Figurative language web quest brooklyn high school. Literal figurative test my cat is a bolt of lightning. Figurative language 101 7th8th grade language arts prezi. Choose the most appropriate type of figurative language used in the sentences below.
Free powerpoint presentations about figurative language for. Recognizing figurative language the opposite of literal language is figurative language. Figurative language website lessons in powerpoint presentation. Figurative language definitionexamples scroll down for several links to lessons. I am a student teacher, currently on my initial school experience. Alfred prufrock and are asked to discern whether the line is literal language or figurative language. Figurative and literal language worksheet for 6th 9th grade. Each figurative language is used in a sentencephrase. Figurative language powerpoints, worksheets, and activities bundle. Free powerpoint presentations about figurative language. Name date 90 panama buena vista union school district. A figure of speech in which human characteristics are given to an animal or an object.
Feb 20, 2014 this figurative and literal language worksheet is suitable for 6th 9th grade. Personification, simile or metaphor he wore a white oxford shirt that was perfectly pressed and smooth as a newborns flesh. Read the following examples of figurative language. This is a figurative language quiz with three sections. Figurative language is an important aspect of writing and reading comprehension. The streets were strange and still, through the doors of the open churches.
When you read poetry, you must be conscious of the. Repeated consonant sounds at the beginning of several words in a phrase robbie saw rabbits resting by roses. Figurative language lesson this slide show presentation teaches students about simile, metaphor, personification, hyperbole, and understatement. Mar 11, 2017 literal language uses similes, metaphors, hyperbole, and personification to describe something often through comparison with something different. Answer questions on areas like given passages and what they represent. Literary devices everything you need to know to analyze figurative language in poetry, drama, literature, speeches, etc. The hockey player lost his control when the puck ran across the ice. The rain falls like the sun, rising upon the mountains.
Identify the figure of speech used in each sentence below. Identifying figurative language worksheet 1 carefully read the lines of poetry below. Beside the lake, beneath the trees, fluttering and dancing in the breeze. Figurative language figurative language is a tool that an author uses, to help the reader visualize, or see, what is happening in a story or poem. On the following slides are examples of figurative language. This quiz will assess your knowledge with various examples and definitions of figures of speech. Figurative language powerpoint and quiz teaching resources. Paradox and oxymoron more equal key oxymoron paradox oxymoron oxymoron paradox paradox actual student answers will vary. Figurative language grades 68 recognizing figurative language the opposite of literal language is figurative language. Jun 22, 2012 practice correctly identify the typeof figurative language being used in the following examples. This doublesided worksheet will give students plenty of practice.
Figurative language identify the figure of speech used in each. The coach was as upset as a lion when his team lost the game. You must go in the order they are listed on the page. Figurative language figuring it out henry county school. Descriptive words, imagery, and figurative language all influence the mood of a literary work. Note that s,m,p,h represents simile, metaphor, personification, and hyperbole. Figurative language check by jacob lightbody teachers pay. I will put an example of figurative language on the board. In the quiz, youll need to describe how each form is used while also. These questions test your ability to compare and contrast literal and figurative language. This worksheet is a sample from my figurative language check series.
The new baby looked as cute as a cupcake in his brand new giraffe sweater. Make the quiz interactive by getting the children to write their answers on whiteboards. Figurative language is a word or phrase that does not have its normal everyday, literal meaning. Types of figurative language simile is a comparison using like or as. Literal language uses similes, metaphors, hyperbole, and personification to describe something often through comparison with something different. An exaggeration that building can touch the clouds. Alliteration hyperbole onomatopoeia simile metaphor idiom personification 1. Figurative language makes reading more interesting. The figurative language in the book thief will be covered via these study resources. Figurative language powerpoint lessons ereading worksheets. Mauren stuart elements of literature, first course 10. Authors use similes, metaphors, hyperbole, and personification to make their stories more interesting. Answers should include references to the following. Figurative also known as descriptive language, figurative language helps the writer paint a picture in the readers mind.
Poets use figurative language almost as frequently as literal language. A figure of speech in which human characteristics are given to an. Practice correctly identify the typeof figurative language being used in the following examples. Tongue twisters, literary terms, language arts index, reading index, writing index. Write the letter of your answer on the line to the right. Figurative language resource page a tool that an author uses to help readers visualize what is happening in the story. Literal vs figurative language anthropomorphism metaphor. Theme theme is the central message of a literary work, or the idea the author wishes to convey about that. A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unrelated things by. An interactive game to have fun with the different poetic terms. Find the link called figurative language web quest. It may be possible for more than one technique to be used. Browse similes metaphors and idioms ppt resources on teachers pay teachers, a marketplace trusted by millions of teachers.
I needed my sunglasses inside since the lights were as bright as day. Literary special effects figurative fun welcome to poetry as we see it. Personification is using words that give human traits to nonliving objects, but onomatopoeia is using words that look like they sound and imitate sounds of living and nonliving objects. You will write whether it is an simile, metaphor, personification, hyperbole, or understatement.
Use of figurative language to create mental pictures by appealing to one or more of the five senses sight, hearing, feeling, smelling or tasting. Page 5 of figurative language by rhythm, rhyme, results. Matching types of figurative language in literary passages 8. Figurative language figurative language is more elaborate than literal language, and this type of writing is commonly used in works of literature. Figurative language is language that means more than what it says on the surface. The pdf includes 25 pages of guided notes that come in two. So you think you are an expert in figurative language.
You are responsible for making clean marks and erasing your mistakes. Vocabulary matching, multiple choice questions, and a reading comprehension passage. Sep 27, 2015 9 genius diy life hacks plus the best new art challenge you need to know how to do duration. Writing that describes something through comparisons with something different. Imagerysensory language the use of language to create mental images and sensory impressions for emotional effect and intensity example o he could hear his world crashing down when he heard the news about her.
Page 4 of figurative language by rhythm, rhyme, results. A 53 slide interactive powerpoint and quiz on figurative language that looks at similes, metaphors, personification, and alliteration. It is used by the writer for the sake of comparison or dramatic effect. You use similes, metaphors, hyperboles, and other figures of speech to make your writing more exciting. The snobby and conceited girl treated everyone badly and was as cold as ice. After getting all the questions correct on her test, she felt as wise as an owl. Literal and figurative language linkedin slideshare. Literal or figurativegrant always turns in his homework. You will write whether it is an simile, metaphor, personification, hyperbole, pun, proverb, idiom, onomatopoeia, oxymoron or understatement. This powerpoint presentation includes the basic figures of speech used in grade 10. Thus, for example, when the most salient meaning is intended as in.
A simile uses the words like or as to compare one object or. Literal vs figurative language free download as powerpoint presentation. Common forms of figurative language are similes, metaphors, personification, and vivid imagery. Worksheet for the children to practise using the terms. Alliteration onomatopoeia metaphor simile hyperbole. A collection of downloadable worksheets, exercises and activities to teach figurative language, shared by english language teachers. Opposites jumbo shrimp pretty ugly freezer burn quiz on a separate sheet of paper i will put an example of figurative language on the board. This prezi introduces, defines, and gives examples of figurative language that is often found in works of literature. Therefore one equal thing cannot have more than a thing that is equal to it.
Hyperbole, idiom, and anthropomorphism have been added to the exercise. Literal and figurative language quiz questions proprofs quiz. Alliteration onomatopoeia metaphor simile hyperbole anderson. In this figurative and literal language worksheet, students examine 18 sentences and determine whether each sentence is literal or figurative. Figurative and literal language worksheet for 6th 9th. Figurative language powerpoint students will practice identifying figurative language using this figurative language game for powerpoint created by the curriculum corner. This free figurative language game for powerpoint is designed to give your students practice with identifying types of figurative language. Figurative language powerpoint the curriculum corner 456. You will write whether it is an simile, metaphor, personification, hyperbole. Open the page and begin to explore the websites as you answer each question below. Twentythree selected examples of figurative language from o. Figurative language literal language means exactly what it says, while figurative language uses similes, metaphors, hyperbole, and personification to describe something often through comparison with something different. The snowmobile was a rocket in the newly fallen snow.
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