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Daily Warm-Up. YES! WRITE ON THE WARM UP! After answering the questions, please justify why the other answers are WRONG. Thank you!. Unit 3 : Poetry What Will I Learn During this Lesson?. As a result of the lessons taught during this unit, you will be able to :
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Daily Warm-Up YES! WRITE ON THE WARM UP! • After answering the questions, please justify why the other answers are WRONG. Thank you!
Unit 3: PoetryWhat Will I Learn During this Lesson? As a result of the lessons taught during this unit, you will be able to: • Identify all types of figurative language. • Document examples of our focus figurative language.
Alliteration is the repetition of consonant sounds in the beginning of words. Example: slippery slope
Metaphors are COMPARISONS that describe one thing as if it were something else. example: The house was a zoo this morning. =
Onomatopoeia is the use of words that imitate sounds. examples: crash, bang, and hiss
A symbol is anything that represents something else. example: a dove is a common symbol for peace =
Let’s Review Figurative Language! • Sarah sold several sailboats. • Alliteration
BANG! Guns really sound like that, you know. • ONOMATOPOEIA
Peter Piper picked peppers. • Alliteration
He had arms of steel. • Metaphor
Drip…drip…drip… • ONOMATOPOEIA
Until he gets a career, he keeps chipping away at his savings. • Metaphor
Langston Hughs • A poet during the Harlem Renaissance • He wrote about personal experiences – raised by his grandmother and his (single) mom • He was the only person in his family to go to college
Langston Hughes • Mother to Son • I, Too, am America • Dream Variations
Closure: Write down two examples of METAPHOR