Simile, hyperbole, metaphor - Ch 2 + 3

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Chapter 2

Figurative language

metaphor

simile

hyperbole

Onomatopoeia

metaphor

Examples

Love is a battlefield

You are my sunshine

No 'like'and 'as'

am / are / is

Find an example of a metaphor on pages 16-19

simile

comparison of two things using like or as

Simile

The boy was as brave as a lion in the jungle.

That girl is as tall as a giraffe.

Uses 'like' or 'as'

Find an example of a simile on pages 16-19

p. 16
I could run fast enough to burn up like a meteor

1. metaphor
2. simile

p. 17 (top)
I'm an orphan meteor

1. metaphor
2. simile

Hyperbole

I have told you a million times to wash the dishes.

an exaggeration created for emphasis or to bring out a sense of humor

 

Examples

I would die for you.

You snore like a freight train.

I slept like a rock last night.

Find an example of a hyperbole on page 16

onomatopoeia

Onomatopoeia is the process of creating a word that phonetically imitates, resembles, or suggests the sound that it describes.

examples:  oink, meow, roar, and chirp.

Pronunciation

On page 32: name an onomatopoeia

personification

giving human qualities to non-living objects

Ch. 3: Ghost dance
What does Zits say about the Ghost dance and if it's danced long enough?

1. All the dead Indians would return.
2. All the white people would disappear.
3. All the Ghost Dancers were slaughtered
4. A, B and C are all correct

Ghost Dance

1890

Sitting Bull - South Dakota

Visions: killed by one of his own

rations / epidemics

Ghost Dance: message of hope

Wovoka

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repetition

the use of a word, phrase, sound, or line more than once

SHORT REVIEW

Metaphor

Simile

Hyperbole

Is there a black sheep in your family?

They fought like cats and dogs.

I'm drowning in paperwork.

Zits admits to Justice that he thinks the Ghost Dance is real. Where and how does ZIts perform his Ghost Dance?

quizizz.com

Homework 2 February

Bring Chromebook

Read Chapters 4 + 5

Zits travels through time: 1975