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Explaining Figurative Language Used

The document outlines a lesson plan on figurative language, detailing objectives such as identifying types, explaining their meanings, and analyzing their effects in texts. It reviews previous lessons on parallel structure and introduces various types of figurative language, including simile, metaphor, hyperbole, and personification, with examples for each. The document emphasizes the purpose of figurative language in literature, such as creating imagery and evoking emotion.

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Explaining Figurative Language Used

The document outlines a lesson plan on figurative language, detailing objectives such as identifying types, explaining their meanings, and analyzing their effects in texts. It reviews previous lessons on parallel structure and introduces various types of figurative language, including simile, metaphor, hyperbole, and personification, with examples for each. The document emphasizes the purpose of figurative language in literature, such as creating imagery and evoking emotion.

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EXPLAINING

FIGURATIVE
LANGUAGE USED
OBJECTIVES
At the end of the lesson, students
should be able to:
1.Identify different types of figurative
language (e.g., simile, metaphor,
hyperbole, personification, etc.).
2.Explain the meaning and use of
figurative language in various texts.
3.Analyze how figurative language
enhances the meaning of a text.
REVIEW OF THE PREVIOUS LESSON
What is Parallel Structure?
REVIEW OF THE PREVIOUS LESSON
What is Parallel Structure?

•It makes sentences easier to


read and understand
•It helps avoid grammatically
incorrect sentences
REVIEW OF THE PREVIOUS LESSON

The students enjoyed the lecture, completing the


activity, and they asked questions.
REVIEW OF THE PREVIOUS LESSON

The students enjoyed the lecture, completing the


activity, and they asked questions.

Correct Answer:
The students enjoyed the lecture, completed the
activity, and asked questions.
REVIEW OF THE PREVIOUS LESSON

She likes to sing, dancing, and to read books.


REVIEW OF THE PREVIOUS LESSON

She likes to sing, dancing, and to read books.

Correct Answer:
She likes singing, dancing, and reading books.
EXPLAINING
FIGURATIVE
LANGUAGE USED
IMAGINE THIS SENTENCE

THE SKY WEPT TEARS OF


JOY.
EXPLAINING
FIGURATIVE
LANGUAGE USED
EXPLAINING
FIGURATIVE
IT’S RAINING
LANGUAGEHEAVILY.
USED
EXPLAINING
FIGURATIVE
LANGUAGE USED
EXPLAINING
FIGURATIVE
LANGUAGE USED
IT’S RAINING
HEAVILY.
EXPLAINING
FIGURATIVE
LANGUAGE USED
IT’S RAINING
HEAVILY.
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE IS
A LANGUAGE THAT HAS AN
UNDERLYING MEANING IN
ITS CONTEXT. IT IS THE
EXACT OPPOSITE OF
LITERAL LANGUAGE
WHEREIN WORDS EXPRESS
MEANINGS PRECISELY AS
EXPLAINED.
WRITERS USE FIGURATIVE
LANGUAGE TO MAKE
THEIR WORK MORE
FASCINATING OR MORE
DRAMATIC THAN LITERAL
LANGUAGE. ALSO, THEY
WANT TO BUILD IMAGERY
AND GIVE WORDS MORE
POWER.
PURPOSES IN
LITERATURE:
CREATES
IMAGERY
PURPOSE IN
LITERATURE:

ADDS
EMPHASIS
PURPOSE IN
LITERATURE:

EVOKES
EMOTION
PURPOSE IN
LITERATURE:

ENHANCES
STYLE
PURPOSE IN LITERATURE:

CONVEYS
COMPLEX
IDEAS
WHY DO YOU
THINK WRITERS
USE FIGURATIVE
LANGUAGE?
TYPES OF FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE

• Simile Synecdoche
• Metaphor Metonymy

• Hyperbole Analogy
• Personification Irony
• Onomatopoeia Alliteration
• Idiom Allusion
TYPES OF FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE

• Simile Synecdoche
• Metaphor Metonymy

• Hyperbole Analogy
• Personification Irony
• Onomatopoeia Alliteration
• Idiom Allusion
SIMILE
Simile – This is used to compare two separate things
or concepts using ―as or ―like.

EXAMPLE:
1. Medical frontliners are protective of their patients as
the queen bee to its larvae.

2. Seeing an American in our town was like seeing a


man from another planet.
SIMILE
Simile – This is used to compare two separate things
or concepts using ―as or ―like.

EXAMPLE:

3. Her smile is as bright as the


sun.

4. He ran like a cheetah during


SIMILE
Simile – This is used to compare two separate things
or concepts using ―as or ―like.

EXAMPLE:

She is as busy as a
bee.
TYPES OF FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE

• Simile Synecdoche
• Metaphor Metonymy

• Hyperbole Analogy
• Personification Irony
• Onomatopoeia Alliteration
• Idiom Allusion
METAPHOR
Metaphor is used to compare two separate things or
concepts relating one to another without the use of like
or as.

EXAMPLE:
Nadine was a rock star during the recitation
a while ago.

In working on his music, James is a


machine.
METAPHOR
Metaphor is used to compare two separate things or
concepts relating one to another without the use of like
or as.

EXAMPLE:

Time is a thief. (It steals


moments from our lives.)
METAPHOR
Metaphor is used to compare two separate things or
concepts relating one to another without the use of like
or as.

EXAMPLE:

Her voice is music to


my ears.
TYPES OF FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE

• Simile Synecdoche
• Metaphor Metonymy

• Hyperbole Analogy
• Personification Irony
• Onomatopoeia Alliteration
• Idiom Allusion
HYPERBOLE
Hyperbole is a statement exaggerated
fancifully to emphasize a certain quality
or feature.

EXAMPLE:
You worry too much. Don’t carry the
whole world on your shoulders.
HYPERBOLE
Hyperbole is a statement exaggerated
fancifully to emphasize a certain quality
or feature.

EXAMPLE:
 I’ve told you a million times to
clean your room!
 I’m so hungry I could eat a horse!
HYPERBOLE
Hyperbole is a statement exaggerated
fancifully to emphasize a certain quality
or feature.

EXAMPLE:

 I'm drowning in
paperwork.
TYPES OF FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE

• Simile Synecdoche
• Metaphor Metonymy

• Hyperbole Analogy
• Personification Irony
• Onomatopoeia Alliteration
• Idiom Allusion
PERSONIFICATION
Personification is used to give human characteristics,
qualities, or traits to inanimate objects. In other words,
an object or an idea does something that only people
do.

EXAMPLE:
• The sky wept tears of joy.
PERSONIFICATION
Personification is used to give human characteristics,
qualities, or traits to inanimate objects. In other words,
an object or an idea does something that only people
do.

EXAMPLE:

 "The wind whispered secrets


through the trees."
 "The leaves danced in the
PERSONIFICATION
Personification is used to give human characteristics,
qualities, or traits to inanimate objects. In other words,
an object or an idea does something that only people
do.

EXAMPLE:

 The wind howled through


the night.
TYPES OF FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE

• Simile Synecdoche
• Metaphor Metonymy

• Hyperbole Analogy
• Personification Irony
• Onomatopoeia Alliteration
• Idiom Allusion
ONOMATOPOEIA
Onomatopoeia is a word that copies its sound.
In other words, it is the sound that we hear
written in any literary work.

EXAMPLE:
• bang, boo, buzz, ding-dong, knock, moo, murmur,
shhh, tick-tock, whisper, zoom

a.A loud beep-beep startled the sleepy driver.


b.The tick-tocking of the clock kept me awake all
night.
ONOMATOPOEIA
Onomatopoeia is a word that copies its sound.
In other words, it is the sound that we hear
written in any literary work.

EXAMPLE:
• bang, boo, buzz, ding-dong, knock, moo, murmur,
shhh, tick-tock, whisper, zoom
a)The bees buzzed around the garden.
ONOMATOPOEIA
Onomatopoeia is a word that copies its sound.
In other words, it is the sound that we hear
written in any literary work.

EXAMPLE:
• The bacon sizzled in the
pan.
TYPES OF FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE

• Simile Synecdoche
• Metaphor Metonymy

• Hyperbole Analogy
• Personification Irony
• Onomatopoeia Alliteration
• Idiom Allusion
IDIOM
Idiom is a phrase/clause which is symbolical and has
become accepted in common usage. They make the
language more interesting because they present
thought-provoking ideas to readers.

EXAMPLE:
The teacher said, ―Some of you post degrading
comments to one of your classmates. I will not
mention names, but if the shoe fits, wear it.
When Ramil asked Ria for help, she told him to
go fly a kite.
IDIOM
Idiom is a phrase/clause which is symbolical and has
become accepted in common usage. They make the
language more interesting because they present
thought-provoking ideas to readers.

EXAMPLE:

 It’s raining cats and dogs.


 Break a leg!
IDIOM
Idiom is a phrase/clause which is symbolical and has
become accepted in common usage. They make the
language more interesting because they present
thought-provoking ideas to readers.

EXAMPLE:

 Let’s hit the road!


TYPES OF FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE

• Simile Synecdoche
• Metaphor Metonymy

• Hyperbole Analogy
• Personification Irony
• Onomatopoeia Alliteration
• Idiom Allusion
SYNECDOCHE
1. Synecdoche is a figure of speech by which a part is
put for the whole.

EXAMPLE:

I am at the peak of my career.


SYNECDOCHE
1. Synecdoche is a figure of speech by which a part is
put for the whole.

EXAMPLE:

The Malacanang Palace


issued a statement.
SYNECDOCHE
1. Synecdoche is a figure of speech by which
a part is put for the whole.

EXAMPLE:

Check out my new


TYPES OF FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE

• Simile Synecdoche
• Metaphor Metonymy

• Hyperbole Analogy
• Personification Irony
• Onomatopoeia Alliteration
• Idiom Allusion
METONYMY
Metonymy is the use of one word for another that it
suggests, as the effect for the cause, the cause for the
effect, the sign for the thing signified or the container for
the thing contained.

EXAMPLE:

I have a mountain of work to do.


METONYMY
Metonymy is the use of one word for another that it
suggests, as the effect for the cause, the cause for the
effect, the sign for the thing signified or the container for
the thing contained.

EXAMPLE:

The pen is mightier than the


sword.
METONYMY
Metonymy is the use of one word for another that it
suggests, as the effect for the cause, the cause for the
effect, the sign for the thing signified or the container for
the thing contained.

EXAMPLE:

We need more boots on the


ground to help with rescue
efforts.
TYPES OF FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE

• Simile Synecdoche
• Metaphor Metonymy

• Hyperbole Analogy
• Personification Irony
• Onomatopoeia Alliteration
• Idiom Allusion
ANALOGY
Analogy is the relation of likeness between two
things, or of one thing to another, consisting in
the resemblance, not of the things themselves,
but of two or more attributes or effect.

EXAMPLE:

• His youngest son is a thorn in his flesh.


ANALOGY
Analogy is the relation of likeness between two
things, or of one thing to another, consisting in
the resemblance, not of the things themselves,
but of two or more attributes or effect.

EXAMPLE:
Just as a sword is the weapon of a
warrior, a pen is the weapon of a
writer.
ANALOGY
Analogy is the relation of likeness between two
things, or of one thing to another, consisting in
the resemblance, not of the things themselves,
but of two or more attributes or effect.

EXAMPLE:

"Finding a good friend is


like finding a needle in a
haystack."
TYPES OF FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE

• Simile Synecdoche
• Metaphor Metonymy

• Hyperbole Analogy
• Personification Irony
• Onomatopoeia Alliteration
• Idiom Allusion
IRONY
Irony is a subtle form of humor which
involves saying things that you do not
mean.
EXAMPLE:

After looking at a student’s poor test score, the teacher


says, ―You will surely finish the year with highest
honors.
IRONY
Irony is a subtle form of humor which
involves saying things that you do not
mean.
EXAMPLE:
1. Verbal Irony – When someone says
something but means the opposite (often
sarcastic).
 Example:
Oh, great! Another
homework assignment!
IRONY
Irony is a subtle form of humor which
involves saying things that you do not
mean.
EXAMPLE:
2. Situational Irony – When the outcome of
a situation is the opposite of what is
expected.
 Example: A fire station burns down.
 Example: A lifeguard drowns.
IRONY
Irony is a subtle form of humor which
involves saying things that you do not
mean.
EXAMPLE:
3. Dramatic Irony – When the audience
knows something that the characters do
not.
 Example: In Romeo and Juliet, the
audience knows that Juliet is only
IRONY
Irony is a subtle form of humor which
involves saying things that you do not
mean.
EXAMPLE:

A marriage counselor gets


divorced.
TYPES OF FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE

• Simile Synecdoche
• Metaphor Metonymy

• Hyperbole Analogy
• Personification Irony
• Onomatopoeia Alliteration
• Idiom Allusion
ALLITERATION
1. Alliteration is the repetition of the same initial letter,
sound, or group of sounds in a series of words. It is
used by writers to capture the attention of their
audience to emphasize something or to make an
impression. Tongue twisters are some of the examples
of this technique.
EXAMPLE:

Sam saved some of the sauce for Sandy.


ALLITERATION
1. Alliteration is the repetition of the same initial letter,
sound, or group of sounds in a series of words. It is
used by writers to capture the attention of their
audience to emphasize something or to make an
impression. Tongue twisters are some of the examples
of this technique.
EXAMPLE:

Peter Piper picked a peck of


pickled peppers.
ALLITERATION
1. Alliteration is the repetition of the same initial letter,
sound, or group of sounds in a series of words. It is
used by writers to capture the attention of their
audience to emphasize something or to make an
impression. Tongue twisters are some of the examples
of this technique.
EXAMPLE:

Sally sells seashells by the


seashore.
TYPES OF FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE

• Simile Synecdoche
• Metaphor Metonymy

• Hyperbole Analogy
• Personification Irony
• Onomatopoeia Alliteration
• Idiom Allusion
ALLUSION
Allusion is a reference, typically brief, to a
person, place, thing, event, or other literary
work with which the reader is presumably
familiar.
EXAMPLE:
• Is there an Einstein in your class?
• I didn’t have any bus fare, but fortunately
some good Samaritan helped me out!
To test if you really understood our lesson, Try to
analyze this poem with these following questions as a
guide.
1.What adjectives were used to describe tornadoes?
2.Why are tornadoes nature’s bulldozers?
3.What human attribute is given to tornadoes?
4.What is the author’s tone? (Loss and destruction
5.Identify the figurative languages used in the poem?
Tornadoes

Twisting, Breaking, Chasing


They are powerful as a wrecking ball,
destroying
anything they touch.
Dark, Dangerous, Destructive
They are nature’s bulldozer,
Angrily knocking down
EVERYTHING
In their path.
1.What adjectives were
used to describe
tornadoes?
Tornadoes

Twisting, Breaking, Chasing


They are powerful as a wrecking ball,
destroying
anything they touch.
Dark, Dangerous, Destructive
They are nature’s bulldozer,
Angrily knocking down
EVERYTHING
In their path.
1.Why are tornadoes
nature’s bulldozers?
Tornadoes

Twisting, Breaking, Chasing


They are powerful as a wrecking ball,
destroying
anything they touch.
Dark, Dangerous, Destructive
They are nature’s bulldozer,
Angrily knocking down
EVERYTHING
In their path.
1.What human attribute is
given to tornadoes?
Tornadoes

Twisting, Breaking, Chasing


They are powerful as a wrecking ball,
destroying
anything they touch.
Dark, Dangerous, Destructive
They are nature’s bulldozer,
Angrily knocking down
EVERYTHING
In their path.
1.What is the author’s tone?
Tornadoes

Twisting, Breaking, Chasing


They are powerful as a wrecking ball,
destroying
anything they touch.
Dark, Dangerous, Destructive
They are nature’s bulldozer,
Angrily knocking down
EVERYTHING
In their path.
1.Identify the figurative
languages used in the
poem?
Tornadoes

Twisting, Breaking, Chasing


SIMILE: They are powerful as a wrecking
ball, destroying
anything they touch.
Dark, Dangerous, Destructive
They are nature’s bulldozer,
Angrily knocking down
EVERYTHING
In their path.
Tornadoes

Twisting, Breaking, Chasing


They are powerful as a wrecking ball,
destroying
anything they touch.
Dark, Dangerous, Destructive
METAPHOR: They are nature’s bulldozer,
Angrily knocking down
EVERYTHING
In their path.
Tornadoes

Twisting, Breaking, Chasing


They are powerful as a wrecking ball,
destroying
anything they touch.
Dark, Dangerous, Destructive
They are nature’s bulldozer,
PERSONIFICATION: Angrily knocking down
EVERYTHING
In their path.
NVIGATING Q&A SESSIONS
SPEAKING
IMPACT

Your ability to communicate effectively


will leave a lasting impact on your
audience
Effectively communicating involves not
only delivering a message but also
resonating with the experiences, values,
and emotions of those listening
Learn to infuse energy into your delivery to
DYNAMIC leave a lasting impression

DELIVERY One of the goals of effective communication


is to motivate your audience

Metric Measurement Target Actual


Audience
# of attendees 150 120
attendance
Engagement
Minutes 60 75
duration
Q&A interaction # of questions 10 15

Positive feedback Percentage (%) 90 95

Rate of information
Percentage (%) 80 85
retention
Consistent rehearsal • Seek feedback
• Strengthen your familiarity • Reflect on performance
Refine delivery style • Explore new techniques
• Pacing, tone, and emphasis • Set personal goals
Timing and transitions • Iterate and adapt
• Aim for seamless, professional
delivery
Practice audience
• Enlist colleagues to listen & provide
feedback

FINAL TIPS & TAKEAWAYS


SPEAKING ENGAGEMENT METRICS
Impact factor Measurement Target Achieved

Audience interaction Percentage (%) 85 88

Knowledge retention Percentage (%) 75 80

Post-presentation
Average rating 4.2 4.5
surveys

Referral rate Percentage (%) 10 12

Collaboration
# of opportunities 8 10
opportunities
THANK YOU
Brita Tamm
502-555-0152
[email protected]
www.firstupconsultants.com

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