1.

Analyze figures of speech (simile, metaphor,

personification, hyperbole) in a given text
2. Appreciate figurative language
3. Show tactfulness when communicating with
others Quarter I
Week 7 Day 3
III. Setting the Stage:

• Have you read a poem?

• Did you understand the meaning of the poem
or what
the author wants to convey?
Why? Why not?
Unlocking of Difficulties
delight - satisfaction
bower- one who bends his head or body to show
respect
fold - to lay one part over another part
duster - one used to remove dust
B. Explaining the Students What To Do

Class our lesson for today is all about the Figures of

Speech .
- Figure of speech is an expression that means
something different than the literal meaning of the
words.
- Figures of Speech can make one’s poetry , speech
and writing more creative, expressive and interesting
Analysis and Discussion

1. How did the poem describe the moon?

- Like a flower in heaven’s high bower.
2. Can the moon really do what the poet wrote?
3. Explain that poets use figurative language to create
sensory images.
Types of Figurative Language C. Modeling
There are different types of figurative language.
Study the following lines from some poems.
These lines show one kind of figurative language.

The moon is like a flower.

In heaven’s high bower.

My tree is like a duster reading high.

Stretching forth to sweep the cloudy sky.
The lines above
show simile.
A simile states a comparison between
two unlike objects but have something
in common.
A simile contains the words like or
as.
Study another set of lines from some poems.
These lines show another kind of figurative language.

A train is a dragon that roars through the dark.

He wriggles his tail as he sends up a spark.

Who tossed those golden coins?

The dandelions glittering on my lawn?
The examples above show metaphor.
 Metaphor is a kind of figurative speech. It states a direct
comparison of two
unlike things that have something in common.
A metaphor does not use the words like or as.
Study the following lines from some poems.
These lines show another kind of figurative language.

Slowly, silently now the moon

Walks the night in her silver shoes;
This way and that, she peers and sees
Silver fruits upon silver trees.

The birds have washed their faces

And cuddled in a row
Upon a little frosty bush
That twinkles in the snow. These lines show personification
Personification is the giving of human qualities to animals, objects or
ideas.
Look at the first sample. What human qualities are given to the
moon?
The moon can walk in her silver shoes and can peer and see.
Study the following lines from some poems.
These lines show another kind of figurative language

I’ll love you, dear, I’ll love you

Till China and Africa meet,
And the river jumps over the mountain
And the salmon sing in the street.
These lines show hyperbole
Hyperbole is an exaggeration which is obvious,
extreme, and intentional.
It is used in order to stir up a strong emotion or
response in the reader.
. Guided Practice
A. Direction: Identify what figurative language used.

Group 1. The stars were diamonds in the sky.

Her smile was a ray of sunshine.

Group 2. I wandered lonely as a cloud

That floats on high o’er vales and hills,
Group 3. How do you do it? You got me losing every breath.
What did you give me to make my heart bleed out my
chest?

Group 4 The wind whispered through dry grass.

The flowers danced in the gentle breeze.
B. Direction: Form another four groups. Give each group a
picture. Then out of the picture compose a sentence using
figures of speech. Have your group representative and share your
answer to the class.
Group 3.
Group 1

Group 4.

Group 2.
E. Independent Practice
Identify the figure of speech used in the following
sentences.
1. He has a heart of gold.
2. Dale’s smile was as bright as the sun shine.
3. Life is a journey; travel it well
4. A wicked whisper came and changed my life.
5. Men's words are bullets that their enemies take up and
make use of against them.
6. He roared with the force of a thousand lions.
7. The theatre is his home.
8. There had been no rain for months and all the crops
were death. Some parts of the farm were beginning to
look like a desert.
9. After a good night sleep, I felt like a million dollars.
10. Everyone wanted Ken on the swim team because he
could swim like a fish.
F. Closure:

Figure of speech is an expression that means

something different than the literal
meaning of the words.
- Figures of Speech can make one’s poetry , speech
and writing more creative,
expressive and interesting
IV. Evaluation

Identify the figurative words used in each sentence. Write S for simile,
M for metaphor, P for personification and H for Hyperbole
1. The kettle sings as it sits on the stove.
2. The grass dances with the wind.
3. It was so cold, I saw polar bears wearing jackets.
4. The clouds are as white as cotton.
_____ 5. Her brother was a tower of strength during those hard times.
Agreement

Look for a short story poem and copy it in your

notebook. Underline the figurative words.
TO GOD BE THE GLORY