Figure of Speech

Personification
is when you give human
qualities to an object or
animal. It is a literary tool
that adds interest or
understanding to a poem or
story.
Examples
•Lightning danced across the sky.
•The wind howled in the night.
•The car complained as the key was turned.
•Rita heard the last piece of pie calling her
name.
•My alarm clock yells at me every morning.
•The avalanche devoured anything standing
in its way.
•Traffic slowed to a crawl.
Metaphor
A metaphor is a word or phrase that is
used to make a comparison between two
people, things, animals, or places. They can
be very helpful for kids who are learning
the meaning of specific words because they
provide a more visual description of the
word or thought.
Examples:
• The snow is a white blanket. 
• The hospital was a refrigerator.
• The classroom was a zoo.
• Her lovely voice was music to his ears. 
• Life is a roller coaster.  
• The alligator’s teeth are white daggers.
 
• Their home was a prison. 
Hyperbole
An hyperbole is an exaggeration
which may be used for emphasis
and humor. Hyperboles are used in
speaking and writing for effect or to
make a boring story more
interesting.
Examples
• It was so cold I saw polar bears wearing
jackets.
• I am so hungry I could eat a horse.
• I had a ton of chores to do.
• If I can’t get a Smartphone, I will die.
• She is as thin as a toothpick.
• This car goes faster than the speed of
light.
• Our new house cost a bazillion dollars.
 Create your own poem dedicated to your siblings
showing your appreciation because of her love for
you and your family or in short because of her
unconditional love.
It needs to follow these things:
Two stanzas having four lines each.
With rhyming words.
 You can use the other elements of the poem like
sensory images, symbolism or some literary devices
like metaphor and hyperbole.
Rubric in Grading Poem
5 4 3
Criteria  
Originality/ The poem is The poem is The poem is X2
use of Figures original. The original but somewhat copied in
of Speech output is very somewhat the book or
appealing for appealing to internet.
the reader. the reader.
Clarity and The message of The poem is Lines in the poem X2
Organization/ the poem is organized but are not clear and
Grammar clear and easily there are lines unorganized and
understood. which are difficult to
vague. understand.
X2
 Creativity  Very attractive    
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Everybody has _______________________________
That is ______________________________________
But often we forget _____________________
And all the things _______________________________

She can _______________________________ faster than anyone!

She makes the best _________________________________________
When I feel sick, she ___________________________________
She’s the BROTHER/SISTER that
_________________________________
Autobiography
Learning Competencies
• Develop pride and self-esteem and learn
more about oneself by writing one’s own
life.
• Process life experiences.
• Stipulate life goals and plans for the
future.
Autobiography
 according to Webster is a story of one’s own
life written by oneself. Autobiographies have
been written since A.D. 400 when an early
Christian leader Saint Augustine, wrote his.
 The text form falls under personal recounts
which usually retell an event that the writer
is personally involved in.
Paragraph
• A paragraph consists of a series of
sentences grouped together and
having a single purpose.  It describes
or explains one idea.  The length of a
given paragraph depends on the
purpose, the material, and the
function of the paragraph.  
Features of Paragraph
• Topic
• Indented
• Single topic
• Concluding sentence
• Title
Topic
• Topic sentence - tells what the
paragraph is about. It doesn’t
necessarily summarize the
information given in the
paragraph, but it gives your
reading a sense of direction.
Indented
• short distance from the margin.
Single Topic
This is called unity or the logical consistency of all the
details in the paragraph.  In other words, all the
sentences must refer to the main idea or the topic of
the paragraph.  Sentences that do not adhere to the
rest of the sentences or do not belong in the
paragraph are said to be irrelevant.  Irrelevant details,
no matter how engaging, take a paragraph in many
different directions and destroy unity. Paragraphs
should also be coherent. Coherence means that the
sentences should be organized in a logical manner and
should follow a definite plan of development.
Concluding Sentence
• summarizes, restates, or evaluates
the most significant ideas of the
paragraph.  It could also predict the
condition of your topic in the near
future.  Phrases such as: In
conclusion, In summary, Concluding,
Summarizing are used.
Title
A good title determines if your work will
be read or not.  So, it should attract the
reader’s attention.  If you write an insipid
title, people will think that the paragraph
is also insipid.  If you write an interesting
title, the paragraph becomes immediately
very appealing. 
Title
1. Be short, simple, and concise.
2. Not be a sentence.
3. Use no period at the end.  It could have a question mark
(?) or an exclamatory mark (!).
4. Follow correct punctuation rules.  All important words are
capitalized except the articles (a, an, the),
the coordinating conjunctions (and, or, but), and the
prepositions, such as: in,  on, at, for, from, to, by, far, of, with,
etc. These will be capitalized if found at the beginning of the
title. 
5. Be centered - in the middle.
6. Not be underlined.
Sample Autobiography
My name is Anne Carlos Montealegre. My
mother named it to me because she was a fan of
Anne Hathaway especially in her role at Les
Miserables where she won best actress. Though I
have same name with any other person, I feel
special because my mother told me that I look
like her. I was born on the 7th day of December
2003, nothing’s special on this day except from
me because I was born on this day.
 My father is Mr. Rodrigo Buenavista Montealegre
who is a business man and my mother is Mrs.
Christal San Miguel Carlos Montealegre and she is an
accountant. They are not so ordinary parents to me
because they are working and at the same time being
supportive parents to me because they are always
there wherever I need them even though they are
that busy in their own work. The best gift that they
gave to me is giving birth to my baby brother because
I want to feel of being a big sister that is why I’m
very happy having him.
 During my spare time, I’m watching television
where I can get useful information about
world’s discoveries and about the nature. I also
love reading fictional books and drawing.
Someday, I want to become a botanist because I
want to discover and study other species of
plants and how I can contribute to protect
them, also if not a botanist at least an architect
because I want to build nurseries for the plants
that I’m going to collect or buy.
 In 5-10 years from now, I will be a
successful botanist and architect and I
will have a remarkable contribution to
the society where I’m living. I can do
it because of the support of my family
and the love they gave to. And of
course because of my perseverance
and God’s guidance to me.
My name is ________________________. My mother
named it to me because __________________________
______________. Though I have same name with
any other person, I feel special because__________
____________________________. I was born on the_______
day of _________________________. It was a special
day because ________________________________________
___________________.
My father is ______________________________ who is a
_______________ and my mother is __________________________
and she is ____________________. They are not so ordinary
parents to me because_______________________________________
_________________________________________________________________.
The best gift that they gave to me is ___________________
____________________________ because __________________________
_________________________________________________________________.
During my spare time, I am ________________
___________________________________________________.
I also love ______________________________________.
Someday, I want to become_________________
because _______________________________________
____________________________________, or can be a
___________________ because ____________________
___________________________________________________.
In 5-10 years from now, I will be ____
___________________________________________and
______________________________________________.
I can do it because of the support of
my family and the love they gave to
me. And of course because of my
perseverance and God’s guidance to
me.