Journal Entry 3 Figurative Language

1. Journal Entry 3Figurative Language Choose THREE of the following tasks and do them in your journal. (Once done, you may continue to work on writing your narrative.)

2. Options 1 & 2 1. Hyperbole 2. Personification Using a series of hyperbolic statements, explain to your parent/guardian why you would like a raise in your allowance. (No allowance? Explain why you would like one.) Using personification, write a few sentences in which you explain to your parent/guardian why you would like to get a (or another) dog/cat/bird. (Hint: personify the animal.)

3. Options 3 & 4 3. Similes 4. Metaphors Create five similes that fully illustrate how you feel about math class. Create five metaphors that fully illustrate how you feel about someone you love.

4. Option 5 5. Onomatopoeia Using at least five instances of onomatopoeia, describe what one might hear in this picture.

5. Options 6 & 7 6. Verbal Irony 7. Idiom / oxymoron Using at least four instances of verbal irony, write out a conversation you might have with a teacher someday about why you need an extension on a project. Make a list of 10 idioms/ oxymora* that you have heard before. (They should notcome for the websites linked below.) Be sure to label each as either an idiom or an oxymoron. *oxymorais the plural of oxymoron • If you don’t know one of these terms, click the fitting link below and learn about it. • Verbal Irony • Idiom • Oxymoron