Figurative Language & Reading Fluently

1. Figurative Language &Reading Fluently Poetry Collection 1

2. F.L.T Today, I will be able to… • analyze and respond figurative language: simile, metaphor, personification and paradox • use the skill of fluent reading • develop vocabulary • so that I can better understand and gain deeper knowledge into the poetry collection.

3. Literary Analysis: Figurative Language Definition: language that is not meant to be taken literally. • Figures of speech: unexpected ________or change the usual meaning of _______ comparison work

4. Simile 1 + 1 = ? Definition: a comparison between ____ things using the words _____ or _____ I do: She looked gentle as a lamb, but had a temper like a volcano. We do: She shined bright like a ______. You do: ________________________________ two like as diamond

5. Metaphor Definition: a ___________ between two things _______ using the words “like” or “as.” I do: Her temper is a volcano. We do: His legs are _____ and his arms are _______. You do: ________________________________ comparison without twigs noodles

6. Personification Definition: giving ______ qualities to an _______, object, or part of _______. I do: The sea was angry that day. We do: The table ______ during the earthquake. You do: ________________________________ human animal nature danced

7. Paradox Definition: a statement, an _______, or a situation that seems contradictory but actually expresses a ______. I do: The more things change, the more they stay the same. We do: I’m __________. You do: Identify the paradox idea truth nobody

8. Pick the paradox • The younger she dresses the older she looks. • Time is money. • She is the sunshine of my life • Cops are mean.

9. Reading Skill: Reading fluently smoothly Definition: reading __________ and continuously throughout the _______. -Use punctuation ________ rather than the ends of lines to pause or ______ text marks stop

10. Pop Quiz! Identify the following figurative language: simile, metaphor, personification, or paradox • The sky is a patchwork quilt. • The thunder knocked on our windows. • I’m a liar. How do you know if I’m telling the truth. • The sky is like a patchwork quilt.