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Theme 3: Learning from the Past. “By the Waters of Babylon” “A Sound of Thunder”. Figurative Language. Used to convey something other than the literal meaning of their words Enriches our experience while reading. Hyperbole. Direct use of exaggeration
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Theme 3: Learning from the Past “By the Waters of Babylon” “A Sound of Thunder”
Figurative Language • Used to convey something other than the literal meaning of their words • Enriches our experience while reading
Hyperbole • Direct use of exaggeration • “If I had a nickel for every time I told you that, I’d be a millionaire.” • “Here once the embattled farmers stood And fired the shot heard round the world.” –Ralph Waldo Emerson
Personification • Giving nonhuman or inanimate objects the qualities associated with humans or living creatures. • Examples: • The clock frowned at me as I dashed out the door. • Human or living quality: • The puppies played and giggled with one another. • Human or living quality:
Similes and Metaphors • Compare two unlike objects • Comparison implies a shared quality
Simile • Compares two unlike things using “like” or “as” • Examples: • His face was as red as a tomato. • Compared items: • Shared quality: • The sprinter was like a racecar. • Compared items: • Shared quality:
Metaphor • Compares two unlike things without using “like” or as” • Examples: • The thief was a tiger, ready to pounce. • Compared items: • Shared quality: • The giant’s footsteps were thunder as he walked. • Compared items: • Shared quality:
Imagery • Language that specifically appeals to one or more of the five sense. • Sight • Sound • Smell • Taste • Touch
Find, quote, and explain • Metaphor (pg. 99) • Simile (pg. 98) • Imagery – sight (pg. 100) • Imagery – sound (pg. 100) • Imagery – taste (pg. 100)