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The Language of Poetry: Imagery & Figurative Language
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Mabel
Read the poem and underline words that help paint a picture of the subject in your mind.
Draw It!
Draw a picture of how you see Mabel.
Turn the following sentences into showing sentences:
1) The basement floor was flooded.
2) The little boy was angry.
3) The dance was fun.
4) The cake was good.
5) The kitchen was messy.
6) The baby cried.
What is Figurative Language?
What is Imagery?
- Goes beyond the literal or dictionary meaning of a word
- Creative comparisons
- Helps reader imagine ordinary things in new ways
Write It!
- Language that re-creates sensory experiences for the reader
- Appeals to one of the 5 senses
- Helps reader imagine what is being described
Re-write the poem to make Mabel ugly, as the poet suggests she is.
Show, Don't Tell
- The baseball player argued with the umpire.
- The ace pitcher hurled his glove at the mound, then spit words at the man behind the plate.
Which sentence tells & which sentence shows?
Let's Practice!
Watch the video below and identify each type of figurative language used.
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