FIGURES OF SPEECH = GRADE 9 ENG HL

Introduction

Welcome Grade 9's.

For today's lesson, we will be doing FIGURES OF SPEECH! Best Yaaay GIFs | Gfycat

Since we all really love this topic, let's get right to it. 

 

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Task

Complete this task that is provided below. This is an individual task so answer truthfully.  

This task is based on your existing knowledge, so think deep and answer these following questions:

Question 1: Define the following FIGURES OF SPEECH in your own words. Avoid bookish answers. 

1.1. Alliteration

1.2. Personification

1.3 Simile

1.4. Assonance

1.5. Metaphor

1.6. Onomatopoeia 

1.7. Hyperbole

Question 2: Provide 1 sentence of the following figures of speech and explain the difference between the two

2.1. Metaphor

2.2. Simile

Question 3: Give the correct answer

3.1. My dog lays like a hippo after a run

3.2. The darkness was a blanket that both smothered and comforted 

3.3. She sells seashells on the sea shore

Question 4: Give the correct answer of the following

4.1. Its going to take a million years to get through school. This is an example of?

a. simile

b. tautology

c. hyperbole

4.2. Explain why your answer? 

4.3 Give a short definition of Tautology. 

Process

The following source has been made available: 

https://youtu.be/OZZkOOjlcgc

Please watch this video as it will help with answering the task. 

You may watch other videos for a better understanding. 

Evaluation

This is the current mark allocations for each answer. Please answer carefully and avoid missing marks. 

Question 1:  !4 Marks (2 marks each answer)

Question 2: 4 marks (1 mark each answer and 2 marks for comparison) 

Question 3: 3 marks 

Question 4: 4 marks (incl. 2 marks for Tautology def.) 

Conclusion

YOU HAVE MADE IT TO THE END!!! 

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Credits

Go to YOUTUBE and search for more content on Figures of Speech. 

Also, please click on this link and complete the worksheet in your own time:

https://www.helpteaching.com/questions/Figurative_Language/Grade_9

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Teacher Page

 Today's content is only the basics of figures of speech. We all know how important figures of speech are because we use it in our everyday lives.

I hope you all worked hard and understood each of the figures of speech more clearly. 

This topic will help you when identifying the figures in poems, stories and quotes etc. 

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