ON YOUR DESK:

1. ON YOUR DESK: • Pink DGP sheet • Yellow DGP folder • Pen/pencil

2. Figurative Language Any language that goes beyond the literal meaning of words in order to furnish new effects or fresh insights into an idea or a subject.

3. simile • a direct comparison between two unlike things, usually with the words like or as • “Like a ship under sail, she made for the front door.” –A Long Way From Chicago, page 19

4. metaphor • A comparison between two unlike things using a form of be (is, are, am, etc)

5. personification • Giving human characteristics to non-human things • “Then one of the chairs spoke.” –A Long Way From Chicago, page 51

6. hyperbole • An exaggerated statement used to heighten effect • “Her kitchen was hot enough to steam the calendars off the wall.” –A Long Way From Chicago, page 6

7. alliteration • Repeated consonant sounds occurring at the beginning of words or within words • “Stir yer stumps.” –A Long Way From Chicago, page 51

8. onomatopoeia • words that mimic sounds • “Mrs. Dowdel, whoeee” –A Long Way From Chicago, page 20

9. imagery • Language that appeals to the senses. Descriptions of people or objects stated in terms of our senses. • “Blue lightning flashed in the kitchen…” –A Long Way From Chicago, page 28

10. idiom • an expression or saying that is specific to a particular language or culture • “You’d talk the hind leg off a mule” –A Long Way From Chicago, page 8