{"id":469,"date":"2017-03-20T14:55:06","date_gmt":"2017-03-20T18:55:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/timpfela\/?p=469"},"modified":"2017-03-20T14:55:06","modified_gmt":"2017-03-20T18:55:06","slug":"figurative-language-notes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/timpfela\/2017\/03\/20\/figurative-language-notes\/","title":{"rendered":"Figurative Language Notes"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hello all,<\/p>\n

Last Friday, students had a blast with “Running Dictation.” In case any students missed the notes, here are a copy of them!<\/p>\n

Figurative Language Notes Sheet<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Device<\/b><\/td>\nDefinition<\/b><\/td>\nPurpose\/Reasons to be Used<\/b><\/td>\n\n

Example: Highlight or underline the figurative language.<\/b><\/p>\n

Example: Alliteration- <\/span>P<\/span>eter <\/span>P<\/span>iper <\/span>p<\/span>icked a <\/span>p<\/span>eck of <\/span>p<\/span>ickled <\/span>p<\/span>eppers<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\nmetaphor<\/span><\/td>\ncompare two unrelated things without using “like” or “as”<\/td>\nto help the reader understand something in a different, new, or clearer way<\/td>\nExample: You are my sunshine.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\nsimile<\/span><\/td>\ncompare two unrelated things using “like” or “as”<\/td>\nto help the reader understand something in a different, new, or clearer way<\/td>\nExample: You are as busy as a bee.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\nhyperbole<\/span><\/td>\nan over exaggeration<\/td>\nto dramatize or emphasis something<\/td>\nExample: I’m so hungry I could eat a horse.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\npersonification<\/span><\/td>\ngiving human traits to non-human things<\/td>\nto bring things to life; encourages the reader to look at things from a new perspective using something they understand<\/td>\nExample: The wind danced in the breeze while the sun smiled down upon them.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\nonomatopoeia<\/span><\/td>\nimitation of a sound<\/td>\ncreate interesting sounds; make the world in the text more real<\/td>\nExample: The bee’s buzzing was irritating in my ear.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\nalliteration<\/span><\/td>\na consonant sound (not a, e, i, o, or u,) is repeated at the beginning of multiple words in a short time<\/td>\ncreates a musical effect, adds rhythm, and makes things easier to remember<\/td>\nExample: Tuesday Timpf Time!<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\nrhyme<\/span><\/td>\nrepetition of similar sounding words occurring at the end of lines in poems or songs<\/td>\nto create rhythm and flow for the reader<\/td>\nExample:\u00a0\u201cTwinkle, twinkle little star<\/strong>,
\nHow I wonder what you are<\/strong>\u201d<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\nrepetition<\/span><\/td>\nrepeating a words or phrase<\/td>\nmakes an idea clearer and more memorable<\/td>\nExample:\u00a0Because I do not hope to turn again
\nBecause I do not hope
\nBecause I do not hope to turn\u2026<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

We will be using these notes as we read our poem, “Still I Rise,” by Maya Angelou<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Hello all, Last Friday, students had a blast with “Running Dictation.” In case any students missed the notes, here are a copy of them! Figurative Language Notes Sheet Device Definition Purpose\/Reasons to be Used Example: Highlight or underline the figurative language. Example: Alliteration- Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers metaphor compare two unrelated […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1466,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-469","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blogs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/timpfela\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/469","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/timpfela\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/timpfela\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/timpfela\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1466"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/timpfela\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=469"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/timpfela\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/469\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/timpfela\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=469"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/timpfela\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=469"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/timpfela\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=469"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}