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(simile, metaphor, personification, hyperbole)
To analyze is to look closely at the details in order to understand the text.
ANALYZING
COMPARISON
DO NOW
What kind of figurative language is used in each example? What is being compared?
1. Life is a roller coaster. 2. She is the heat on a summer day. 3. She is the milk in my cereal. 4. I’m dying to meet you.
OBJECTIVE
Today we are going to analyze figurative language (metaphor) in a poem.
Standard RL.9-10.4a & L.9-10.5
Analyze how diction (figurative language, connotative words) impacts the tone and/or theme.
CFU: State the objective in your
own words
IMPORTANCE
Analyzing figurative language is important because it will help you to understand the meaning of a piece of
literature, rap music, or conversation. Using it will add depth and interest to your writing. It is a skill you will use throughout your high school and
college career. It’s on the CAHSEE. So deal with it.
Transitional CFU: • Can you think of another reason why analyzing figurative language is important? • Which reason is most important to you and why? • How will this skill help you in the future or in life outside school?
CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT
Definition(s):
• Metaphor: a comparison between two unlike things
• Extended metaphor: a comparison between two unlike things that continues throughout a series of sentences in a paragraph or lines in a text.
Transitional CFU: What is the difference between a metaphor and an extended metaphor?
SKILL STEPS
• Step 1: Write and identify the comparison example.
• Step 2: Identify the items being compared or exaggerated.
• Step 3: Describe the qualities/associations of the subjects being examined.
• Step 4: Identify (highlight/underline) the qualities/associations that all the elements share.
• Step 5: Infer the idea suggested by the comparison or exaggeration.
Comparison Example
Concrete Object/Abstract Idea
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Pattern or Qualities
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Idea or Inference Suggested by the comparison
Pattern or Qualities
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Concrete Object/Abstract Idea
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It is a moon wrapped in brown paper.
OnionYellow or white on inside, brown skin on outside, round, layered, makes one cry, strong scent, pungent, strong taste, long lasting, adds good flavor to food, sweet or sour, caramelizes when cooked.
- It’s like a discovery b/c the onion is wrapped, just as how the moon is “wrapped” (it’s a gift). It’s about discovery/surprise. - The moon has
more of an influence than one would think.
In the sky, nighttime, glowing, but not shining bright like the sun, spherical on full moon days. It is a natural/celestial image. - Brown paper: clouds, less light, it’s like a gift because it’s wrapped
Moon wrapped in brown paper.
Step 1: Identify and
write the comparison example.
Step 2: Identify the items being compared or exaggerated.
Step 2: Identify the items being compared or exaggerated.
Step 3: Describe the
qualities of the subjects being
examined.
Step 3: Describe the
qualities of the subjects being
examined.
Step 4: Identify the qualities that all the
elements share. Step 5: What is the idea suggested by the comparison or
exaggeration?
CFU: Why is this example a metaphor?
What are the two items being compared?
CFU: Why is it important for you to determine the
qualities of each object or idea?
Comparison Example
Concrete Object/Abstract Idea
►
Pattern or Qualities
►
Idea or Inference Suggested by the comparison
Pattern or Qualities
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Concrete Object/Abstract Idea
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Lethal. Its scent will cling to your fingers, cling to your knife.
The scent of the raw onion
Yellow or white on inside, brown skin on outside, round, layered, makes one cry, strong scent, pungent, strong taste, long lasting, adds good flavor to food, sweet or sour, caramelizes when cooked.
Just as how the scent of an onion lingers, the memory of love endures longer than expected.
It feels good, but also hurts. Stays with a person in love in unexpected ways. It will stay with a person even though he/she will not want it to.
Memory of love
Step 1: Identify and
write the comparison example.
Step 2: Identify the items being compared or exaggerated.
Step 2: Identify the items being compared or exaggerated.
Step 3: Describe the
qualities of the subjects being
examined.
Step 3: Describe the
qualities of the subjects being
examined.
Step 4: Identify the qualities that all the
elements share. Step 5: What is the idea suggested by the comparison or
exaggeration?
CFU: Why is this example a metaphor?
What are the two items being compared?
CFU: Why is it important for you to determine the
qualities of each object or idea?
WE DO
• Now let’s try it together!
Comparison Example
Concrete Object/Abstract Idea
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Pattern or Qualities
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Idea or Inference Suggested by the comparison
Pattern or Qualities
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Concrete Object/Abstract Idea
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Its platinum loops shrink to a wedding ring.
“platinum loops” = shrinking Onion rings
If sliced across, its layers appear as rings. As the person gets closer to the center, the rings of the onion are smaller.
Willing commitment can turn into unwanted confinement over time.
Symbol of commitment and love (but possible confinement and restriction), permanence, made of metal.
Wedding Ring
Step 1: Identify and
write the comparison example.
Step 2: Identify the items being compared or exaggerated.
Step 2: Identify the items being compared or exaggerated.
Step 3: Describe the
qualities of the subjects being
examined.
Step 3: Describe the
qualities of the subjects being
examined.
Step 4: Identify the qualities that all the
elements share. Step 5: What is the idea suggested by the comparison or
exaggeration?
CFU: Why is this example a metaphor?
What are the two items being compared?
CFU: Why is it important for you to determine the
qualities of each object or idea?
CFUHow do you determine the idea suggested by the comparison? (How do you make an
inference?)
Comparison Example
Concrete Object/Abstract Idea
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Pattern or Qualities
►
Idea or Inference Suggested by the comparison
Pattern or Qualities
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Concrete Object/Abstract Idea
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disfiguring chicken pox of the soul
Feeling of turning ten
-milestone-end of elementary school-double digits-change-thinking about the future
The speaker dreads and has horrific anxiety on turning ten. The comparison to chicken pox allows us to see that this is an unfortunate occurrence in his life.
-itchy, red,bumpy,ugly,contagious,full of pus,embarrassing,potentially deadly,leaves scars
-the essence of our being, core self, who we are
disfiguring chicken pox of the soul
Step 1: Identify and
write the comparison example.
Step 2: Identify the items being compared or exaggerated.
Step 2: Identify the items being compared or exaggerated.
Step 3: Describe the
qualities of the subjects being
examined.
Step 3: Describe the
qualities of the subjects being
examined.
Step 4: Identify the qualities that all the
elements share. What is the idea suggested by the
comparison or exaggeration?
CFU How do you determine the idea suggested by the comparison? (How do you make an
inference?)
SKILL STEPS• Step 1: Write and identify the
comparison example.
• Step 2: Identify the items being compared or exaggerated.
• Step 3: Describe the qualities of the subjects being examined.
• Step 4: Identify the qualities that all the elements share. What is the idea suggested by the comparison or exaggeration?
LET’S PRACTICE
GUIDED PRACTICE
• At four I was an Arabian wizard• At seven I was a soldier• at nine a prince
CFU• Why does the author mention the way
things used to be by using different ages? • How do you determine idea suggested by
the comparison? (How do you make an inference?)
SKILL STEPS• Step 1: Write and identify the
comparison example.
• Step 2: Identify the items being compared or exaggerated.
• Step 3: Describe the qualities of the subjects being examined.
• Step 4: Identify the qualities that all the elements share. What is the idea suggested by the comparison or exaggeration?
INDEPENDENT PRACTICE
Choose and analyze 3 examples of figurative language from the rest of the poem and fill out the chart.
