6th

1. Language Arts
September 3rd, 2015Your name
Objective: Introduction to figurative speech.
Bell Ringer:
Complete the following sentence:
Love is ____________________________

2. Figurative language is used when a writer describes
something using comparisons that go beyond literal meaning.
The words mean more than what they say on the surface.
This gives the writing a fresh look at a common subject.
Figurative language is not meant to be interpreted in a word
by word sense. The objects that are being compared are
different in enough ways so that their similarities, when
pointed out, are interesting, unique and/or surprising.
Figurative language is used in poetry and fiction, as well as in
everyday speech.
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What is figurative language?

3. Two types of figurative language are:
Metaphor:
is a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that have
something in common. The comparison is made without the
use of like or as.
Simile:
is a comparison between two unlike things that have
something in common. A simile always uses the words like or
as to make a comparison.
Examples:
-Joe is a nut
-You are my savior!
Examples:
-Maria swims like a fish.
-Joe is as slow as a turtle.

4. Language Arts
September 3rd, 2015Your name
Objective: Introduction to figurative speech.
Bell Ringer:
Complete the following sentence:
Love is ____________________________
Today’s assignment: Read the story “My Name from The House
on Mango Street and identify uses of similes and metaphors
within the text.