Choose a partner, or work in a group of three

Choose a partner, or work in a group of three

• Choose a partner, or work in a group of three

• Your group must choose a song that you wish to share with the class on Tuesday, November 13th (Inform teacher of song choice)

• You are looking for at least 3 – 5 examples of figurative language in the song lyrics.

• You must have, for your presentation:

• Song lyrics to share with the class (project using the Elmo, create enough copies for each group to have one)
• 3 – 5 parts of the song lyrics you wish to discuss with the class – be prepared to show us what the figurative language means, and to get feedback from the class
• A CD to play the song for the class

• Warning: NO INAPPROPRIATE LYRICS WILL BE ACCEPTED – SEE ME IF YOU ARE UNSURE!

Total = 40 points

• Total = 40 points

• Lyrics for class = 10 points

• CD to listen to song = 10 points

• Discussion is prepared = 20 points

• Do not simply say, “What do you guys think it means?” You must be prepared to explain it to us!

Discuss the following terms with a partner. Define or explain as many terms as you can in 5 minutes.

• Discuss the following terms with a partner. Define or explain as many terms as you can in 5 minutes.

• 1. Simile 10. Pun

• 2. Metaphor 11. Mood

• 3. Idiom 12. Hyperbole

• 4. Personification 13. Euphemism

• 5. Irony 14. Alliteration

• 6. Onomatopoeia 15. Imagery

• 7. Symbol 16. Poetry

• 8. Paradox 17. Theme

• 9. Oxymoron

Comparing two unlike things by using “like” or “as”

• Comparing two unlike things by using “like” or “as”

• EX: The sun was like a yellow ball of fire, slowing sinking in the distance.

Describing an item as if it were something else.

• Describing an item as if it were something else.

• EX: The lottery winner was drowning in money.

The language or expressions particular to a group of people (a.k.a. – “slang”). This is what you think of when someone says “it’s a figure of speech.”

• The language or expressions particular to a group of people (a.k.a. – “slang”). This is what you think of when someone says “it’s a figure of speech.”

• EX: A little bird told me =

1. Catch a cold 10. head in the sand

• 1. Catch a cold 10. head in the sand

• 2. Lay down the law 11. born yesterday

• 3. Feel like a million 12. just what the doc ordered

• 4. See eye to eye 13. hold your horses

• 5. Under the weather 14. cat got your tongue?

• 6. Stuffed to the gills 15. going bananas

• 7. Bury the hatchet 16. nose to the grindstone

• 8. On pins and needles 17. fly off the handle

• 9. Toot your own horn 18. pie in the sky

Describing something non-human using human characteristics.

• Describing something non-human using human characteristics.

• EX: My teddy bear smiled at me from the sanctuary of my bed. Or…The wind howled through the trees.

In a situation: when the unexpected happens. EX: The bully becoming victimized. Staying up all night to study, only to realize the test wasn’t for another two days

• In a situation: when the unexpected happens. EX: The bully becoming victimized. Staying up all night to study, only to realize the test wasn’t for another two days

• Dramatic Irony: when the audience perceives something that the characters don’t know (i.e. – Romeo and Juliet)

• Verbal Irony: saying one thing and having it mean something else (often sarcasm, but sometimes accidental)

Naming a thing or action by imitating the sound associated with it.

• Naming a thing or action by imitating the sound associated with it.

• EX: buzz, hiss, woof, thud, swack, clang, meow, hiccup, vroom, etc…

Something that represents something else by association or resemblance; especially a concrete object or idea used to represent something invisible or abstract.

• Something that represents something else by association or resemblance; especially a concrete object or idea used to represent something invisible or abstract.

• EX: Black representing evil or death. A rose represents love/romance.

A statement or concept that contains conflicting ideas. A statement that contradicts itself.

• A statement or concept that contains conflicting ideas. A statement that contradicts itself.

• EX: I never tell the truth. “Someday, you will be old enough to start reading fairy tales again.” In fashion, less is more!

Deliberately exploiting the confusion between similar-sounding words, usually for humorous effect.

• Deliberately exploiting the confusion between similar-sounding words, usually for humorous effect.

• Examples: The Local Area Network in Australia – the LAN down under.

Slightly similar to a paradoxical statement…two contradictory terms, side by side (Greek: Oxy = sharp; moro = dull)

• Slightly similar to a paradoxical statement…two contradictory terms, side by side (Greek: Oxy = sharp; moro = dull)

• Examples: act naturally…found missing…deafening silence…virtual reality…almost exactly…pretty ugly…living dead

How a piece of literature makes you feel. Most poetry tries to set a mood: nostalgia (remembering), grief/sadness, anger, joy, etc…

• How a piece of literature makes you feel. Most poetry tries to set a mood: nostalgia (remembering), grief/sadness, anger, joy, etc…

Saying something other than what you actually mean, in order to sound more polite or appropriate, or to avoid offending someone.

• Saying something other than what you actually mean, in order to sound more polite or appropriate, or to avoid offending someone.

• Examples: toilet = comfort station; civilian deaths during war = collateral damage; fired = let go or dismissed; Can you think of others?

I was shocked at the deafening silence of the open desert.

• I was shocked at the deafening silence of the open desert.

• 2. “Quit being smart!” my mom yelled. “Well, if you think I’m so smart, let me make some smart decisions,” I replied.

• 3. All I could hear was the snap and pop of settling floor boards and the hiss of the radiator.

• 4. It was supposed to be a surprise bridal shower, but one of the bridesmaids spilled the beans.

• 5. I realized I had to find a new job after my boss told me the company would be “reorganizing.”