Jumpstarters for Figurative Language

Short Daily Warm-ups for the Classroom

ByJanEHEitMan

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Table of Contents

introductiontotheteacher.......................................................................................................1

imagery....................................................................................................................................2

Simile........................................................................................................................................6

Metaphor................................................................................................................................10

adage.....................................................................................................................................14

idiom.......................................................................................................................................18

Cliché......................................................................................................................................22

Personification........................................................................................................................26

allusion...................................................................................................................................29

Symbolism..............................................................................................................................32

Hyperbole...............................................................................................................................35

Synecdoche............................................................................................................................39

answerKeys..........................................................................................................................42

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simile hyperbole

idiomallusion

imagery synecdoche

metaphor

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Imagery 1

Imagery(iM-uj-ree)useswordstopaintapictureinthereader’smind.

Onyourownpaper,writeadescriptionofthisscene,paintingapicturewithwords.

Imagery 2

imagerydescribessightstopaintawordpic-ture.Underlinetheimageryinthisparagraph:

a blue pottery bowl sat on the kitchen

counter.the bowl held yellow bananas with

black-fleckedskin,largeredapples,andpale

greenpears.

Imagery 3

imagerydescribessounds to interest readers.Write5soundwordshere.

Imagery 4

imagerydescribessmellstohelpthereaderenterthescene.imagineyouareatacarnival.Write5thingsyousmell.

Imagery 5

imagery describes tastes to interest readers.Write5tastewordshere.

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Imagery 6Chooseyour favorite food.Onyourownpaper,use imagery to describe the food to someonewhohasneverseenit.

Imagery 8Underline thewords in theparagraphbelowthatdescribe thefivesenses:sight,sound,smell,taste,andtouch.

iopenedoneeyewhenmyalarmclockbuzzed.Myroomwasstilldark,but i couldsmell coffee.When thescentofsizzlingbaconhitmynose,mymouthwateredandmystomachgrowled.iknewMomwouldcookituntilitwascrunchy,justthewayilikeit.Myfeetmetthecold,hardfloorasigotoutofbed.ithrewonmysoft,redsweatshirtandjeansandheadedforbreakfast.

Imagery 7imagerydescribeshowthingsfeelsoreaderscan imagine the experience. Draw lines be-tweenthewordsthatdescribeafeelingandthethingtheydescribe.

scratchy woolsweaternubby angorafursilky pillowrough carpetsoft sandpaper

Imagery 9Look at your pen or pencil.Write one word orphraseaboutitforeachofthefivesenses.

Sight:

Sound:

Smell:

taste:

touch:

Imagery 10Howdoeseachofthefollowingfeelwhenyoutouchit?Writeatouchwordforeach.

sidewalk

grass

icecream

water

treetrunk

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Imagery 11imageryusesspecificwordstopaintanaccu-ratepicture.Forexample,usingIrish Setterin-steadofdogtellsthereaderwhatkindofdog.Writeaspecificwordforthegeneralonesbe-low.cerealflowerpersonshoesmusic

Imagery 12

Circlethewordsthatarespecific.

ocean basketball

cottonwood movie

sport

Imagery 13Fillineachblankwithaspecificword.ageneralhintisgiven.

the(boy) visitedthe

(mountains)

withhis(family) .they

caught(fish) inthe(creek)

andcookedthem

for(ameal) .

Imagery 14

Onyourownpaper,describe today’sweather.Remembertouseimageryandasmanyofthefive senses (sight, sound, smell, taste, touch)asyoucan.

Imagery 15

imageryusesdetailstomakesomethingstandout.Writetheuniquedetailabouteachmugbeneathit.

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