TYPE 1:After excepting his fate, the man flippantly or nonchalantly stated that, a leopard cannot change his spots and neither can I.

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LITERAL•An author who writes/speaks literally describes things or events that are happening in real life/reality, or are observable.

•The author means EXACTLY what s/he says.

FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE

Figurative Language happens when an author compares 2 seemingly unrelated things and makes a connection.

It is not literal or realityThe author’s purpose is to

trigger imagination

TYPES OF FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE #1A Simile is a figure of speech that is a direct

comparison of 2 things using: like, as, than, and resemble.

The new father was like proud as a peacock!

The test was easy as ABC

Her wavy hair resemble the restless ocean

Without my cell phone, I feel more helpless than a baby

Types of Figurative Language #2 A Metaphor is an indirect saying that compares two

(2) things. The reader/ listener can assume common characteristics:

“The road was a river of moonlight gleaming before us”

“My phone was lost in the abyss that is my purse.”

Road is being compared to a river

Abyss, which is the deepest part of the ocean, is being compared to a purse

Type of Figurative Language #3Personification gives human qualities, or

characteristics (behaviors), to nonhuman objects:

Identify the human behaviors. Identify the nonhuman objects:

“dancing trees in the wind”

“the boy has a skin tone that was kissed by the sun”

“crying mother earth”

“The daffodils nodded their yellow heads at the walkers”

Identify the examples as one of the following: SimileMetaphorPersonification

The car engine coughed and sputtered when it started during the blizzard

PERSONIFICATION

Although wealthy, the farmer’s money-hungry mentality Made him a perfect candidate to swallowed the bait.

METAPHOR

Life’s emotional rollercoaster takes us for unexpected twists and turns.

METAPHOR

Like waterfalls, her hair fell to her waste ……

SIMILE

A blanket of snow covered the streets

METAPHOR

Just when I thought things were getting better, tragedy knocked at the door;Yet, faith answered.

PERSONIFICATION

After the carnival, the grounds were as messy as a pigsty

SIMILE

When Trina blushes, her round face resembles a stop sign

SIMILE

The strawberries seemed to sing, "Eat me first!"

PERSONIFICATION

Bullies deserve a taste of their own medicine every now and then .

METAPHOR

The cold whispering Chicago wind seem to cut right through my fleece.

PERSONIFICATION

The news was more shocking than a thousand volts of electricity

SIMILE

ACROSTIC POEM

Manipulation in an attempt to

Obstruct and interrupt the freedom of another;

Naturally because they have hate in their hearts.

Steve Harmon wishes this bad dream was fictitious, but

Truth is what one knows to be right. Too bad “innocent until proven guilty” is

Easier on film than in

Reality………

HAIKU POEM

Truth

Truth is what is right

Although sometimes hard to prove

Truth always prevails

CINQUAIN POEM

CriminalEvil, immoral

Lying, deceiving, hurtingThey care about nothing.

Monster

SETTING

SETTING

The setting of a story is the time and place that an event, or action, takes place. There are 5 elements of SETTING:

1. Geographic Location2. Historical Period3. Place Type4. Time & Season 5. Weather

GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION

Geographic locations refer to places in nature:For example:•Desert•Rainforest/jungle•The beach/ocean •A specific region (east, south, west, north)•A specific city, neighborhood, country

HISTORICAL PERIODHistorical period refers to whether a story occurred in thePastPresent (Current)Future

1908 2010 2073

*** Historical period will also influence the characters beliefs and behaviors

PLACE TYPE

What kind of building structure did the story happen in, for example :

ChurchSchoolHome Library

TIME/SEASON/WEATHER

Time refers to whether a n events occurs in Morning NoonNight

Season refers to WinterSpring Summer Fall

Weather refers to outside climate:Sunny (warm, hot)CloudyRainySnowIcy/sleet

SYNONYMS

Environment AtmosphereMilieuLocationBackground ScenerySurroundingsSiteSituation

= SETTING

CHARACTER CONFLICT

CHARACTER CONFLICTA main character of a story often face a challenge that is internal or external.

Internal conflicts are private struggles that a character deals with inside him/herself. He/she may struggle with: decision-makingself-esteemdepression RegretAcceptance

***This internal conflict is known as character vs. himself

CHARACTER CONFLICTWhen a character’s challenge is the result of an external, or outside, force he/she has a conflict with

Another character (character vs. character)The weather or animals (character vs. nature)Social issues like racism & poverty (character vs. society)

SYNONYMS

ProblemChallengeIssueStruggleDisagreementArgument DifferenceClash FightDispute

= CONFLICT