Exploring Figurative Language
Grade 10th Grade · ELA · 30 min· Determine How Words And Phrases Provide Meaning To Works Of Literature, Including Imagery, Symbolism, And Figurative Language
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Learning Objective
I can identify more than one examples of imagery, symbolism, and figurative language in literary texts and explain how it adds meaning to the text.
Warm-Up Video
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Imagery - Using the Five Senses to Describe
Guided Notes
3 key concepts
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Imagery is descriptive writing that creates pictures in a reader's mind and evokes emotion.
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Writers create imagery by appealing to the five senses: sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch.
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Using figurative language like simile, metaphor, personification, or hyperbole can be a great writing tool to write powerful imagery.
Practice Questions
3 questions · Multiple choice & Short answer
Exit Ticket
Quick comprehension check
“In the passage below, identify one example of imagery and one example of figurative language. Explain how each example enhances the description and contributes to the overall meaning. 'The dark sky was thick and inky. It covered the world with a gloominess, lit only by the moon. The overgrown plants slithered against his skin.'”
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