Figurative Language Assignment
Apply what you've learned about finding and interpreting figurative language.
Goal:
Goal:
Ready to interpret some figurative language on your own? Read this longer poem by Henry Kendall, and see if you can find some examples of figurative language. Then click the Activity button beneath the poem to access the Figurative Language assignment. The worksheet includes a copy of the poem and some questions about the poem's use of figurative language. Complete the activity and submit it to your teacher.
It passed like the breath of the night-wind away,
It fled like a mist at the dawn of the day;
It lasted its moment, then backward was hurled,
Another increase to the age of the world.
It passed with its shadows, its smiles and its tears,
It passed as a stream to the ocean of years;
Years that were coming--were here--and are o'er,
The ages departed to visit no more.
It passed, but the bark° on its billowy track
Leaves an impression on waters aback:
The glow of the gloaming remains on the sky,
Unwilling to leave us--unwilling to die.
It fled; but away and away in its wake
There lingers a something that time cannot break.
The past and the future are joined by a chain,
And memories live that must ever remain.
°bark: a ship
This is the rubric your teacher will use to grade your completed worksheet.
| Points | Criteria | |
|---|---|---|
| Completion 4 Points |
2 | You provided an answer to all of the questions in this assignment. |
| 2 | Your answers suggest that you completed all of the required reading for the assignment, including the lesson in which the assignment appears. | |
| Skills Mastery 6 Points |
3 | Your answers show that you understand and can perform the skills related to this assignment. |
| 3 | Your answers show that you gave a lot of thought to the questions or parts of the assignment. |