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Do Now: Interpret this piece of art. What is the message being conveyed?

Artist: Llyn Foulkes More of his pieces are at the New Museum 235 Bowery, New York, NY 10002. Do Now: Interpret this piece of art. What is the message being conveyed?. What does this image represent? .

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Do Now: Interpret this piece of art. What is the message being conveyed?

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  1. Artist: LlynFoulkes More of his pieces are at the New Museum 235 Bowery, New York, NY 10002 Do Now: Interpret this piece of art. What is the message being conveyed?

  2. What does this image represent?

  3. Just as artists use symbols or images to convey a deeper meaning, authors use figurative language in writing.

  4. OBJECTIVE To interpret the meaning of figurative language through metaphors and similes

  5. Match the Correct Quote with the Correct Interpretation

  6. What is Literal Language? • The concrete meaning of speech or writing • “It is what it is” • The cow is a cow

  7. What is Figurative Language? • Speech or writing that expresses an idea in a non-literal way • Symbolic phrases • Representative • The cow symbolizes or represents__________ (interpretation)

  8. FIGURATIVE MEANING

  9. LITERAL INTERPRETATION

  10. SIMILE

  11. Simile • A comparison of two things that are not alike • uses "like" or "as“ Example: • "Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get." - Forrest Gump

  12. “Life is like a box of chocolates; you never know what you’re gonna get.” ~ Forrest Gump

  13. What is your interpretation of this quote?

  14. METAPHOR

  15. Metaphor • A statement that is a comparison of two things that are not alike Example: "You are my sunshine, my only sunshine. You make me happy when skies are gray." - Song

  16. GuidedCall Me Maria • On page 11, line 2 it says, “the autumn sun feels like a kiss.” This is an example of a ____________ because____________________.

  17. On page 11, line 3 it says, “Today I feel like an iguana seeking a warm rock in the sun.” This is an example of a _____________ because____________.

  18. On page 14 there is an example of a ____________ because in paragraph 5 it says, “her movements are a ballet.” I know this because ______________.

  19. On page 20, paragraph 35 the narrator states, “The smell of rain is a promise of a cooler night for my neighbors and for me.” This quote is an example of a ____________ because ______________.

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