Figurative Language Practice

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Why do we need similes?

Take a look at this video. It shows just why we need to know how to create similes.

Another Figurative Language Mini-Lesson

There are several great resources for exploring figurative language at www.youtube.com. If you type in figurative language or examples of figurative language (simile, metaphor, hyperbole, personification, or symbolism) you can find a wide-variety of interesting clips. Here is another one.

Similes and Metaphors

A simile is a comparison between two unlike things that uses like or as. For example, "the girl was beautiful like a flower." A metaphor is similar to a simile, but it does not use like or as. For example, "my father is a bear in the morning." Take a look at the video which shows that similes and metaphors can be found in more than just poetry or written descriptions, but in popular music and movies.

Studying Figurative Language

Beginning this week, our class will be studying figurative language as we work towards beginning our poetry unit. Below is a short video that introduces the concepts of figurative language as well as a video that has a clever song to help you remember the types of figurative language. Take a peek and see what you think.

A New President

After this week's historic election, take a look at President-elect Obama's victory speech.

Fiction Quiz on Friday

Just a reminder that our class will be having a quiz on literary fiction on Friday, 11/7. The quiz will cover elements of literary fiction:
- plot
- point of view
- characters
- setting
- theme
It will also cover vocabulary from "The Tell-Tale Heart":
- vex
- cautious
- cease
- resolve
- audacity
- mockery
- precisely
- cunningly
The quiz will also ocver the major events from the text of "The Tell-Tale Heart." We will be reviewing as a class on Wednesday since Thursday is a half day of school due to parent-teacher conferences. Begin studying now!