Journal Entry 3Figurative LanguageChoose THREE of the following tasks and do them in your journal. (Once done, you may continue to work on writing your narrative.)

1. Hyperbole2. Personification

Options 1 & 2

Using a series of hyperbolic statements, explain to your parent/guardian why you would like a raise in your allowance. (No allowance? Explain why you would like one.)

Using personification, write a few sentences in which you explain to your parent/guardian why you would like to get a (or another) dog/cat/bird. (Hint: personify the animal.)

3. Similes 4. Metaphors

Options 3 & 4

Create five similes that fully illustrate how you feel about math class.

Create five metaphors that fully illustrate how you feel about someone you love.

5. Onomatopoeia

Option 5

Using at least five instances of onomatopoeia, describe what one might hear in this picture.

6. Verbal Irony7. Idiom / oxymoron

Options 6 & 7

Using at least four instances of verbal irony, write out a conversation you might have with a teacher someday about why you need an extension on a project.

Make a list of 10 idioms/ oxymora* that you have heard before. (They should not come for the websites

linked below.) Be sure to label each as either an idiom or an oxymoron.* oxymora is the plural of oxymoron

If you don’t know one of these terms, click the fitting link below and learn about it.

• Verbal Irony • Idiom• Oxymoron