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FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE

FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE. Intro to “The American Experience”. Where have I seen this before?. Watch this mash-up of movies rich with figurative language: http:// www.youtube.com/watch?v=14SEC1vuvoc&safe=active. Figurative Language Terms.

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FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE

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  1. FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE Intro to “The American Experience”

  2. Where have I seen this before? • Watch this mash-up of movies rich with figurative language: • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14SEC1vuvoc&safe=active

  3. Figurative Language Terms • Symbolism:  therepresentation of something in symbolic form or the attribution of symbolic meaning or charactertosomething • Anaphora: therepetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses (form of rhetoric) • Aphorism: aterse saying embodying a general truth, or astute observation EXAMPLE: “Powertends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely”(LordActon). • Rhyme: toformarhyme,asonewordor linewithanother

  4. Alliteration: theuse of the same consonant ( consonantal alliteration ) or of a vowel,notnecessarily the same vowel ( vocalic alliteration ), at thebeginningofeach word or each stressed syllable in a line of verse, • Hyperbole: anextravagant statement or figure of speech not intended to be taken literally EXAMPLE: “to wait an eternity.” • Allusion: a passing or casual reference; an incidentalmention of something,eitherdirectly or byimplication

  5. Simile: afigure of speech in which two unlike things are explicitly compared • Metaphor: afigure of speech in which a term or phrase isapplied to somethingtowhichitis not literally applicableinorder to suggest aresemblance • Personification: theattribution of human nature or character to animals, inanimateobjects,orabstractnotions • Onomatopoeia: theformation of a word by imitationofasound • Imagery: theformation of mental images through descriptive words

  6. PRACTICE: • Listen to Born in the USA lyrics • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7oVzHm_S0-A&safe=active • Class Activity – find figurative language

  7. GROUP WORK: • Listen to Rodney Atkins’ “It’s America” • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f33KzjrjTg0&safe=active • As a team, locate as much figurative language as you can • Make a list on the paper given • Tape to wall • Gallery Walk • Discuss as class

  8. PARTNER WORK: • As a pair, listen to Madonna’s “American Life” • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrDlOmuJl9o&safe=active • As a pair, locate and record as many examples of fig. lang. as you can • Record on hand out – turn in WITH BOTH NAMES on it for a grade

  9. SUMMATIVE • Read Cisneros’ House on Mango Street • Record five examples of figurative language from the selection • Write a personal reaction • Create your own free write using at least 3 examples of figurative language that is inspired by the piece you read, or anything creative that comes to mind

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