Teaching figurative language to middle school kids seems like it would be an easy task, considering that they use some pretty colorful similes, metaphors, personification, hyperbole, onomatopoeia and alliteration in their casual conversation. But, for some reason, trying to label the types and use them on cue creates some mental roadblock. As a refresher, remember: ...
Personification is a beautiful type of figurative language that gives human qualities to things that aren’t human. For instance, “the sun’s fingers tickled my back” is a good way to show that it is warm outside. Personification is often used in fiction and poetry. Finally, it is a term often used on state tests. Here ...
Figures of speech are used everyday. Most of the time we say them without even realizing it. Have you ever wondered what they really mean and where it came from? Read on to find out! Have you ever wondered how exactly you “fall in love”? “Falling in love” is a metaphor used to describe emotion. ...
In the late 1800’s and the early 1900’s, many immigrants were struggling to make a living. There still was not much industrial work and the means of living were based on farming in the country. This work was long, hard and tedious. The story focuses on the struggles, the positive outcomes, and the hopes and ...
Passage from The Stranger by Albert Camus: At the same instant the sweat in my eyebrows dripped down over my eyelids all at once and covered them with a warm, thick film. My eyes were blinded behind the curtain of tears and salt. All I could feel were the cymbals of sunlight crashing on my ...
“Eleven” is a short story of self-discovery by Sandra Cisneros about a girl named Rachel on her eleventh birthday. Because Rachel is only eleven, she is vulnerable to adults such as her teacher, Mrs. Price, who have the power to humiliate her. Most of the story consists of Rachel’s internal dialogue; it is written as ...
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