English 9

QUARTER 1
LESSON 2
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 Activity:

GUESS ME!

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 EH IS AS BVREA AS A ONLI.

HE IS AS BRAVE AS A LION.
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 EH IS A WAINKGL ECYCNLOPDIAE.
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 HTE TRSEE REA DNCINGA.
THE TREES ARE DANCING.
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HSE RCEDI A RIEVR.
SHE CRIED A RIVER.
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 What have you observed in the given sentences
from the short activity?

What is the importance of understanding the

hidden meaning of a given sentences or
expressions?
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 WEEK 2
LESSON 2

Topic:

FIGURES OF
SPEECH
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Objectives

Identify the Appreciate the Construct a

different types of importance of composition
figures of speech understanding using the
figures of speech common types of
figures of speech
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Literal Language
 The actual, dictionary meaning of a word;
language that means what it appears to mean.
 Avoiding exaggeration, metaphor, or
embellishment.
 Conforming to the most obvious meaning of a
word, phrase, or sentence, or story.
Example:
It was raining a lot, so I rode the bus.
Figurative Language

 Language that goes beyond the normal meaning

of the word used.
 Represented by a figure or symbol.
 There are deeper meanings hidden in the words.

Example:
It was raining cats and dogs, so I rode the bus.
Figurative Language

 Language that goes beyond the normal meaning

of the word used.
 Represented by a figure or symbol.
 There are deeper meanings hidden in the words.

Example:
It was raining cats and dogs, so I rode the bus.
Instruction: Read the following sentences and identify whether it is a
Literal Language or Figurative Language.
Phrase/Sentence Identify whether the sentence is a
Literal Language or Figurative
Language
1. That dog is a clown; it makes us laugh all Answer:
the time.

2. I stayed up late last night, I’m so tired! Answer:

3. The sky is full of dancing stars Answer:
Instruction: Read the following sentences and identify whether it is a
Literal Language or Figurative Language.
Phrase/Sentence Identify whether the sentence is a Literal
Language or Figurative Language
1. That dog is a clown; it makes us laugh all the Answer:
time. Figurative: The dog does things that are funny;
this goofiness is similar to the antics of a
clown.

2. I stayed up late last night, I’m so tired! Answer:

Literal: It means what it says.
3. The sky is full of dancing stars Answer:
Figurative: the sky seems to have very many
twinkling stars in it, so many that they look
like they are moving around using dance
motions.
 Simile

 A simile is a figure of speech that compares two

things that are different from each other but
have similar qualities. These are generally
formed through the usage of the words ‘as’ or
‘like’.
 Simile

Examples:
1. He is as brave as a lion.
2. Her expression was as cold as ice.
3. Her eyes shone like diamonds
4. As light as a feather.
Metaphor

 A metaphor is used for implying a comparison

between two things that have something in
common but are in general different from each
other.
Metaphor

Examples:

1. It is raining cats and dogs.

2. He is the star of our class.
3. Life is a roller coaster.
4. Her eyes were diamonds.
Personification

 Personification attributes human nature or

human qualities to abstract or inanimate
objects. For example, we often use the phrases
like the howling wind, dancing leaves, time
flies etc.
Personification

Examples:
1. The opportunity knocked at his door.
2. The plants in her house silently begged to be
watered.
3. Lightning danced across the sky.
4. The wind howled in the night.
 Hyperbole

 A hyperbole is a figure of speech that consists

of an exaggeration. It is the usage of
exaggerated terms in order to emphasize or
heighten the effect of something.
 Hyperbole

1. I have told you a million times to not touch my

stuff!
2. She has got a pea-sized brain.
3. I’m so hungry I could eat a horse.
4. She’s as old as the hills.
 Irony

 Irony or sarcasm is a figure of speech in which

the usage of words conveys the opposite of their
literal meaning. These are often used in a
humorous manner.
 Irony

Examples:
1. Your hands are as clean as mud.
2. The dinner you served was as hot as ice.
3. Coming home to a big mess and saying, “it’s
great to be back”.
4. Telling a rude customer to “have a nice day”.
Onomatopoeia

 This is a figure of speech that is used to express

a sound. To be more precise, it involves the use
of words that imitate the sounds associated
with the action or object referred to i.e. hiss,
clap etc.
Onomatopoeia

1. The buzzing bee flew over my head.

2. The stone hit the water with a splash.
3. The boulder hit the ground with a flump.
4. Leaves rustle in the wind and are whipped into
the air.
Identify what type of figures of speech are the following sentences.

1. The boy was as smart as a fox when trying to pass his test.
2. As the storm approaches, the trees dance in the wind.
3. I have seen that movie a thousand times.
4. Life is a rollercoaster.
5. Walking into an empty theater and saying, “It’s too
crowded”.
(Asynchronous)
Directions: Read the
poem On His Blindness by
John Milton on pp 17 of
your book. Then, answer
the Process Questions
(Letter A only) on pp 18.
Write your answers in
your notebook.
 
  John Milton, (born December 9, 1608, London, England
—died November 8?, 1674), English poet, pamphleteer, and
historian, considered the most significant English author
after William Shakespeare.
 He is best known for Paradise Lost, widely regarded as the
greatest epic poem in English. Together with Paradise
Regained, it formed his reputation as one of the greatest
English writers. In his prose works he advocated the
abolition of the Church of England. His influence extended
through the English civil wars and also to the American
and French revolutions.
 On His Blindness is a sonnet written over the loss of his
eyesight at the early age of 44. It is also considered
his personal sonnet. It was first published in his "1673
Poems". 
John Milton
Directions: Read the poem On His Blindness by John Milton on pp 17 of your
book. Then, answer the Process Questions (Letter A only) on pp 18. Write your
answers in your notebook.
 
1. What does the following metaphors stand for?
light (line 1) days (line 2) yoke (line 3)
2. What is the situation presented in the first part of the sonnet? What is the
speaker’s cry?
3. What does talent mean in line 3?
4. What is the attitude of the speaker at the start of the poem?
5 What is the response to the speaker given in the second part of the sonnet?
Who gives the response?
5. What do lines 9 to 11 mean?
6. What does the last line mean?
7. What human attitude is evident at the end of the sonnet?
Activity:
 
Direction: Write a one to two-paragraph essay consisting of common types of
figures of speech. Underline the figures of speech that were used in the paragraph.
 
Choose at least one topic below.

Topics:
 Family
 Friendship
 Distance Learning
 Goals in life
 Childhood Memories
 Mental health
 Criteria Exemplary Accomplished Developing
3 points 2 points 1 point
Organization The sequencing of words The sequence of words and The sequencing of the
and phrases is logical. phrases is somewhat ideas is random. There
Creatively uses an logical. The poem expresses is no evidence of
appropriate expression. minimal effort. ordering of ideas.

Language use The essay has precise, vivid, The essay has several words The essay uses general
(Word choice, Spelling. and descriptive words in to develop the main idea. or ordinary terns to
Punctuation) expressing the main idea. There are some spelling express the idea. There
There are no or very few errors which may or may not are numerous spelling
spelling errors. The usage of be developmentally errors that impede the
language is appropriate. reader from
developmentally understanding the
appropriate. message of the poem.

Creativity The essay has figures of The essay has some figures The poem does not
speech to describe of speech to describe have poetic and
situation, object, and situation, object, and literary devices and
people. people. uses ordinary terms to
express ideas.
What is the essence of learning and
understanding figures of speech?
THANK YOU!