Figurative

Language

Hyperbole

Exam

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“I love thee with the breath, smiles, tears of all my life!” (Elizabeth Browning)

You

TryUse the following prompts to create hyperbole.

1I am so thirsty…

2This guy is so cheap…

3She is so smart…

4I love it more than…

5The teacher is so boring…

Simile

Exam

ple

“O my Love's like a red, red rose, / That's newly sprung in June” (Robert Burns)

You

TryCreate two insults and two compliments using simile.

6Create one insult using simile.

7Create another insult using simile.

8Create one compliment using simile.

9Create another compliment using simile.

Metaphor

Meta

phor “You are a tulip. (Robert Herrick)

You

Try

First, complete the metaphor:Hair is… a broom.Shoes are… hats.

You

Try

Then, answer who, what, when, where, why or how:Shoes are… hats (where?) at the other end.

10War is a…

11Love is…

12School is…

13Cigarettes are…

14Smiles of…

Personification

Exam

ple “The waves beside them dance…” (William Wordsworth)

You

Try

Personify three places. (i.e. My house sang the Blues when the roof began to leak.)

15Place one

16Place two

17Place three

Figurative

LanguageIdentification

Set-U

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Cut the quotations into strips.Fold your piece of

construction paper into quarters and label: Simile Metaphor Personification Hyperbole

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Both quickly and correctly, place the strips in the quadrant to which they belong.

Call me over to check them.Glue them down.

First person finished gets to gloat.