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Literary Terms

Literary Terms. Goal: Write examples of metaphor, simile, personification, and alliteration. There Will Come Soft Rains

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Literary Terms

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  1. Literary Terms Goal: Write examples of metaphor, simile, personification, and alliteration

  2. There Will Come Soft Rains There will come soft rains and the smell of the ground,And swallows circling with their shimmering sound;And frogs in the pools singing at night,And wild plum trees in trembling white;Robins will wear their feathery fire,Whistling their whims on a low fence-wire;And not one will know of the war, not oneWill care at last when it is done.Not one would mind, neither bird nor tree,If mankind perished utterly;And Spring herself, when she woke at dawnWould scarcely know that we were gone. Sara Teasdale

  3. Simile • Compares two things with “like” or “as” • My brother acts like a monkey • My sister is as quiet as a mouse. • He looks as happy as a kid in a candy store. • She eats like a pig. • Non-examples: • My brother likes ice cream. • My sister looks like my mom.

  4. Create a simile connected to this picture:

  5. Metaphor • Compares two things without “like” or “as” • My grandmother’s letters are a time machine to her youth. • This small, isolated town is a prison, and very few escape. • My sister is the sun on a cloudy day.

  6. Example… Justice is a donut because there can be holes in it. Argue for or against this metaphor

  7. Make a metaphor connected to this photo.

  8. Think of a metaphor or simile for yourself. • I am as happy as a _________ • When I run, I am a __________

  9. Personification • When an object is given human actions or feelings. • A breeze is whispering. • The kind moon smiles on us. • Sad tears want to escape my eye.

  10. Examples of Personification • Fear knocked on the door. Faithanswered. There was no one there. - Proverb • Earthfelt the wound; and Nature from her seat, Sighing, through all her works, gave signs of mourning. - John Milton • Snow speaks to the people, its falling above in the gloomy sunlight. Its white sparkling voice echoes as it falls through the air - Jake • The operation is over. On the table, the knife lies exhausted, on its side, the bloody meal smear-dried upon its legs. The knife rests. - Richard Selzer, "The Knife"

  11. With which personification do you agree? Why? • An old house appears depressed. • An old house invites her guests to sit in simple comfort. • An old house hides all a family’s secrets behind her silent lips. • An old house smiles with memories of the past.

  12. Choose a noun from list A and a verb from List B. Follow those words with an object. You have created a personification! List A List B Sun Tells Moon Shows Stars Teaches Sky Listens Sea Remembers Stone Brings Night Looks Mountain Dances Dawn Dreams Morning Guides Lake Takes Flower Wonders Example: Night wonders what he missed during the day

  13. Describe this picture with personification

  14. Think of a personification to go with ONE picture

  15. Alliteration • When words in a sentence begin with the same consonant • Cold cream • Short shadow • Dan’s dog dove deep in the dam, drinking dirty water as he dove. • Mike’s microphone made much music. • Betty Botter bought some butter, but she said “This butter's bitter!”

  16. Create an alliteration to describe this picture (at least 3 words)

  17. Create an alliteration with your own name. Thoughtful Mrs. Thorpe threw the thief out of the theatre. Mrs. Baldwin boldly brought birds and bats to the banquet.

  18. Hyperbole • Exaggerates about a real trait • My uncle is as tall as a house. • He ran so far that he didn’t stop until he reached the moon. • He is so gentle that he would never even hurt a mosquito. • I bet an elephant is hiding under that pile of clothes on your bedroom floor.

  19. Write a hyperbole that is connected to this picture.

  20. Guess the lit device

  21. The breathtaking beaches of Hawaii are calling my name. I cannot wait to arrive there.

  22. Wow! That car must have cost a million dollars!

  23. Jessica is as sweet as the glowing colors of sunset.

  24. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14SEC1vuvoc figurative language in movies

  25. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IjUkNmUcHc • Epuron the power of wind

  26. There Will Come Soft Rains There will come soft rains and the smell of the ground,And swallows circling with their shimmering sound;And frogs in the pools singing at night,And wild plum trees in trembling white;Robins will wear their feathery fire,Whistling their whims on a low fence-wire;And not one will know of the war, not oneWill care at last when it is done.Not one would mind, neither bird nor tree,If mankind perished utterly;And Spring herself, when she woke at dawnWould scarcely know that we were gone. Sara Teasdale

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