Figurative Language - Superhero Assignment
Figurative Language - Superhero!
DUE DATE: _____________________
Figurative Language Assignment You Will: 1)Create a Superhero (or a villain) • Superhero will be drawn on a legal size piece of paper. • Superhero will be described using figurative language. • Draw and label your superhero using figurative language. • Labels should include what type of figurative language it is. For example, you may write “Arms as big as a Volkswagen Beetle (H)”, and draw a line to your hero’s muscles. • You should include at least 6 examples of figurative language in your labels, and each type must be used at least once (metaphor, simile, alliteration, personification, onomatopoeia, hyperbole). Use Lots of Colour and Creativity On the other side of your page, you will write 2 paragraphs and a jingle. 2) Paragraph one is your character’s story. Where did he/she come from? How did he/she get these powers? What motivates him/her to do the things he/she does? Does she/ he have a secret identity? What is it? Does he/she have any weaknesses? Use at least 3 examples of figurative language here while indicating which type of figurative language it was. 3) Paragraph two is about your character’s characteristics. What powers does he/she have? How do they use them? Why do they save (or hurt) people? Use at least 3 examples of figurative language here while indicating which type of figurative language it was. # #
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You should include at least 6 examples of figurative language within your 2 paragraphs - each type used once - label them. Example - My wife is the sun (M).
4) Jingle - Your last activity is a small jingle (between 4-6 lines) that would be sung at the beginning of a cartoon about your hero (using figurative language techniques). [Think of the spiderman tune]. You can put your jingle to the tune of a real song. Use and label at least 4 examples of figurative language here. Diagram (6), paragraphs (6) and jingle (4) should include a total of 16 examples of figurative language. Each example of figurative language must be labeled with the F.L. type in brackets.
# # # # # # # For example: His heart is pure gold (M). Here, because his heart is compared to gold without using like or as, it’s a metaphor so I put an “M” in brackets$after the sentence. Simile (S)!
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Personification (P)! !
Alliteration (A)!
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Metaphor (M)
Onomatopoeia (O) ! !
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Hyperbole (H)
DUE DATE: _____________________
Figurative Language Assignment You Will: 1)Create a Superhero (or a villain) • Superhero will be drawn on a legal size piece of paper. • Superhero will be described using figurative language. • Draw and label your superhero using figurative language. • Labels should include what type of figurative language it is. For example, you may write “Arms as big as a Volkswagen Beetle (H)”, and draw a line to your hero’s muscles. • You should include at least 6 examples of figurative language in your labels, and each type must be used at least once (metaphor, simile, alliteration, personification, onomatopoeia, hyperbole). Use Lots of Colour and Creativity On the other side of your page, you will write 2 paragraphs and a jingle. 2) Paragraph one is your character’s story. Where did he/she come from? How did he/she get these powers? What motivates him/her to do the things he/she does? Does she/ he have a secret identity? What is it? Does he/she have any weaknesses? Use at least 3 examples of figurative language here while indicating which type of figurative language it was. 3) Paragraph two is about your character’s characteristics. What powers does he/she have? How do they use them? Why do they save (or hurt) people? Use at least 3 examples of figurative language here while indicating which type of figurative language it was. # #
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You should include at least 6 examples of figurative language within your 2 paragraphs - each type used once - label them. Example - My wife is the sun (M).
4) Jingle - Your last activity is a small jingle (between 4-6 lines) that would be sung at the beginning of a cartoon about your hero (using figurative language techniques). [Think of the spiderman tune]. You can put your jingle to the tune of a real song. Use and label at least 4 examples of figurative language here. Diagram (6), paragraphs (6) and jingle (4) should include a total of 16 examples of figurative language. Each example of figurative language must be labeled with the F.L. type in brackets.
# # # # # # # For example: His heart is pure gold (M). Here, because his heart is compared to gold without using like or as, it’s a metaphor so I put an “M” in brackets$after the sentence. Simile (S)!
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Personification (P)! !
Alliteration (A)!
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Metaphor (M)
Onomatopoeia (O) ! !
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Hyperbole (H)
