7TH GRADE ENGLISH FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE/LITERARY TERMS
Ashley RapanosEDU 29011:00am
http://www.usd341.org/highschool/Ms.Collins.html
Overview of Figurative Language
Simile
Metaphor
Hyperbola
Personification
Idiom
Alliteration
Simile
A comparison often using like or as
EXAMPLES Quick as a lightening bolt As smooth as silk
http://www.swcs.us/courses%20of%20study/PowerStandards/7th%20resource%20book/7th%20-%20figurative%20language.pdf
http://www.school-for-champions.com/science/static_lightning.htm
Metaphor
Implied comparison without using like or as
EXAMPLES Life is a rollercoaster She is the apple of my
eye
http://www.swcs.us/courses%20of%20study/PowerStandards/7th%20resource%20book/7th%20-%20figurative%20language.pdf
Hyperbola Exaggerating statement
EXAMPLES I am so hungry I could eat a cow. I’m so hot I could melt.
http://www.swcs.us/courses%20of%20study/PowerStandards/7th%20resource%20book/7th%20-%20figurative%20language.pdf
Personification
Giving something non-human, human qualities
EXAMPLES The leaves danced in the wind. The sun smiled down on me.
http://www.swcs.us/courses%20of%20study/PowerStandards/7th%20resource%20book/7th%20-%20figurative%20language.pdf
Idiom
An everyday saying that doesn’t exactly mean what the words say
EXAMPLES It’s raining cats and dogs. The boys are getting out of hand.
http://www.swcs.us/courses%20of%20study/PowerStandards/7th%20resource%20book/7th%20-%20figurative%20language.pdf
Alliteration
When two words begin with the same letter or sound
EXAMPLES Laughing lions Dressy daffodils
http://library.thinkquest.org/J0112392/alliteration.html
Literary Terms
CLIMAX
The high point or turning point in a book, usually the most intense
CONFLICT
The problem in the story which triggers the action
http://www.biloxischools.net/schools/bjh/faculty/angie.taggart/7th%20Grade%20Glossary%20of%20Literary%20Terms%5B1%5D.pdf
Literary Terms Continued
PLOT The sequence
of events
FORESHADOW To indicate or
suggest something before it happens
http://www.biloxischools.net/schools/bjh/faculty/angie.taggart/7th%20Grade%20Glossary%20of%20Literary%20Terms%5B1%5D.pdf
http://www.yourdictionary.com/foreshadow
Literary Terms Continued
IRONY
What happens is the opposite of what is expected
RESOLUTION
The part of the story that comes after the climax
http://www.biloxischools.net/schools/bjh/faculty/angie.taggart/7th%20Grade%20Glossary%20of%20Literary%20Terms%5B1%5D.pdf
Literary Terms Continued
PROTAGONIST The main character
or hero in the story
ANTAGONIST The bad guy!
http://scienceblogs.com/isisthescientist/2009/01/ask_dr_isis_--_getting_into_gr.php
http://www.biloxischools.net/schools/bjh/faculty/angie.taggart/7th%20Grade%20Glossary%20of%20Literary%20Terms%5B1%5D.pdf
QUIZ TIME
1. Quick as a lighting bolt is an example of which figurative language element?
A. Metaphor
B. Simile
C. Idiom
D. Personification
Answer: B
Quiz Continued
2. The mittens snuggled up in the girls hands, which type of figurative language is used in the previous sentence?
A. IdiomB. Personification C. SimileD. Metaphor
Answer : Bhttp://www.skaneatelessuites.com/2008/11/25/dickman-farms-mittens-for-christmas/
Why are Literary Terms and Figurative Language Important?
They make language interesting
They help students become better writers
http://www.ordinary-gentlemen.com/2009/09/merit-pay-and-teacher-autonomy/