Lesson 24: Figurative Language

Checklist for Figurative Language:

In order to determine the meaning of a figure of speech in context, note the following:
- words that mean one thing literally and suggest something else
- similes, metaphors, or personification
- figures of speech, including
- oxymorons, or a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction, such as
-- a description such as “deafening silence” or “blinding light”
-- sayings such as “seriously funny”
- euphemisms, or a mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh when referring to
something unpleasant or embarrassing, such as
-- saying someone has “passed away” instead of “died”
-- using the term “correctional facility” instead of “prison”

In order to interpret a figure of speech in context and analyze its role in the text, consider the following questions:
- Where is there figurative language language in the text and what seems to be the purpose of the author’s use of it?
- Why does the author use a figure of speech rather than literal language?
- How do euphemisms or oxymorons affect the meaning of the text?
- How does the figurative language develop the message or theme of the text?

RI/L.9-10.1, RI/L.9-10.4, SL.9-10.1.A, SL.9-10.1.C, SL.9-10.2; L.9-10.5.A

DOK 2 & 3

Text Chunking
Guiding Questions
Sentence Starters & Response Frames
Small Group Support
Graphic Organizers
Visual Glossary
Modeling
Think-a-Loud

• Quiz questions, Open-Ended Response Questions, Discussion and Notes

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