We use figures of speech in “figurative language”

to add colour and interest, and to awaken the

imagination. Figurative language is everywhere,
from classical works like Shakespeare or the
Bible, to everyday speech, pop music and movies.
It makes the reader or listener use their
imagination and understand much more than plain
words.
 He ran fast. (literal)
He ran like the wind. (figurative)
1.) Your love is like the sun that lights up
my whole world.

2.) Your love is like the river that

flows down through my veins.
Personification: It is a figure of speech in which
a thing, an idea or an animal is given human
attributes. The non-human objects are
portrayed in such a way that we feel they have
the ability to act like human beings.

Example:
The flowers danced in the gentle breeze.
 The fire swallowed the whole trees on the forest.

The whisper of the wind soothes to relax in a weekend afternoon.

Hyperbole is the use of exaggeration as
a rhetorical device or figure of speech. It
may be used to evoke strong feelings or
to create a strong impression, but is not
meant to be taken literally.

Example:
I am so hungry, I could eat a horse.
on·o·mato·poe·ia \ˌä-nə-ˌmä-tə-ˈpē-ə, -ˌma-\
Is a word that phonetically imitates or suggests
the source of the sound that it describes.
 Activity:
“Think Quiz”

1.) Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what

you’re going to get.
2.) Two Sunflowers Move in a Yellow Room.
3.) You are my sunshine.
4.) Watching the show was like watching grass grow.
5.) Her home was a prison.
6.) Plop, plop, fizz, fizz, oh what
7.) If I can’t buy that game, I will die.
8.) Look at my car. She is a beauty, isn’t it so?
9.) Time and tide waits for none.
10.) I hate when she giggles at night, it’s creepy to hear.
 Reaction Paper

1. Create a reaction paper based from a video clip that will be

shown on the slide.

2. Create one paragraph only or 5 sentences with 1 figures of

speech present on each sentence (simile, methapor,
personification, hyperbole, and onomatopoeia.

3. To determine the figures of speech:

Simile – Underline
Metaphor – Double Underline
Personification – Box
Hyperbole – Circle
Onomatopoeia – As is
For scoring, the rubric system will be used.

a. The student was able to create 5 sentences. 1 PT

b. The writing output is really a reaction paper. 1 PT

c. All sentences have different figures of speech 2 PTS

(1 simile, 1 metaphor, 1 personification,
1 hyperbole, and 1 onomatopoeia) with correct label.

d. The writing output is free from grammatical error 3 PTS

e. The organizational structure of the story 3 PTS

is perfectly done.

TOTAL: 10 PTS
 ASSIGNMENT
1. Study in advance the
following figures of
speech:
a.Oxymoron
b.Paradox
c.Metonymy

2. Give 3 examples to each

figure of speech.