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A notebook titled “Language Arts” Opens to a page that says “Figurative Language”. In the bottom right corner of a page is a video of kids reading and looking for books in a library. As the narrator speaks the word and definition of simile appear on the page. As the narrator discusses what a simile is a picture of a man eating and a bird eating appear on the page. |
male narrator: WHEN YOU READ, YOU WILL NOTICE THERE ARE MANY WAYS WRITERS USE LANGUAGE TO DESCRIBE WHAT THEY ARE WRITING ABOUT. FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE IS THE COMPARISON OF TWO UNLIKE THINGS. THERE ARE DIFFERENT STYLES OF FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE. SIMILE IS ONE OF THEM. THIS IS WHEN TWO THINGS ARE COMPARED USING THE WORDS "LIKE" OR "AS." FOR EXAMPLE, THE SAYING, "HE EATS LIKE A BIRD," IS A SIMILE. HE DOESN'T ACTUALLY EAT THE WAY A BIRD EATS, BUT PERHAPS HE EATS VERY LITTLE. |
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The page is turned and the word hyperbole is on the page. As the narrator explains what a hyperbole is The man eating is still on the page. A horse appears next to him. |
"HE'S SO HUNGRY HE COULD EAT A HORSE," IS AN EXAMPLE OF HYPERBOLE. HE MAY BE HUNGRY, BUT HE CERTAINLY CAN'T EAT A HORSE. |
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The page is turned and a video appears on the page. A black and white dog is in the video getting a hug and petted by a girl. |
YOU ARE GOING TO WATCH A SHORT VIDEO ABOUT A RESCUE DOG NAMED BORIS. AS YOU WATCH, LISTEN FOR THESE DIFFERENT FORMS OF FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE. |
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A dog is on a raft with two man in the water. A girl in a life jacket is in the water. The dog jumps into the water and swims toward the girl. The dog’s name is Boris. He is shown in various rescue situations. A map is shown showing where Newfoundland an island off of Canada is located. That is where Boris is from. |
THIS IS BORIS, THE RESCUE DOG. BORIS IS A NEWFOUNDLAND. THIS LARGE BREED OF DOGS COMES FROM NEWFOUNDLAND, AN ISLAND OFF THE COAST OF CANADA. BORIS IS A PET, BUT HE IS ALSO A RESCUE DOG. |
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Boris is in the water be trained to save people in the water. As the narrator describes what Boris does it is showing what he does on the screen. |
BECAUSE HE IS THE SIZE OF A HOUSE, HE HAS BEEN TRAINED TO PULL STRUGGLING SWIMMERS TO SHORE. BORIS HAS WEBBED FEET, WATERPROOF FUR, AND STRONG MUSCLES. ALL OF THESE QUALITIES MAKE HIM A STRONG SWIMMER AND A GREAT RESCUE DOG. BORIS LOVES TO SWIM, AND HE SPENDS A LOT OF HIS TIME SWIMMING LIKE A FISH IN THE WATER. BORIS SWIMS OUT TO STRUGGLING SWIMMERS. THE SWIMMERS GRAB HIS LEASH AND HANG ON FOR A RIDE. BORIS CAN EASILY CARRY TWO SWIMMERS. BUT HE'S STRONG ENOUGH TO CARRY SIX STRUGGLING SWIMMERS. BORIS HAS BEEN TRAINED TO JUMP INTO THE WATER AND PULL BOATS. HE MAY HAVE A TOUGH AND IMPORTANT JOB, BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, HE IS STILL A LOVEABLE PET. |
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The page is turned and “A Closer Look” is written at the top of the page. A magnifying glass goes over the words. |
LET'S TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT THE FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE USED IN THE STORY OF BORIS, THE RESCUE DOG. |
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Images from the video about Boris playback as the narrator speaks. The sentences the narrator says appear on the screen. |
HERE IS ONE SENTENCE FROM THE STORY. WHAT FORM OF FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE IS THIS: SIMILE OR HYPERBOLE? THIS SENTENCE IS A HYPERBOLE BECAUSE IT COMPARES TWO UNLIKE THINGS IN AN EXAGGERATED WAY. BORIS IS A BIG DOG, BUT HE'S NOT REALLY THE SIZE OF A HOUSE. THIS EXAGGERATION EMPHASIZES HOW BIG BORIS SEEMS. |
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Boris is swimming in the water as the narrator speaks. The sentences the narrator says appear on the screen. |
HERE’S ANOTHER SENTENCE FROM THE STORY. WHAT FORM OF FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE IS THIS: SIMILE OR HYPERBOLE? IF YOU SAID THAT THIS IS A SIMILE, YOU ARE RIGHT. A SIMILE COMPARES TWO UNLIKE THINGS USING THE WORDS “LIKE” OR “AS.” HERE, BORIS IS BEING COMPARED TO A FISH. THEY BOTH SWIM AND SPEND TIME IN THE WATER. |
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A page turns and the words “Figurative Language” are at the top of the page. As the narrator speaks notes are written on the page. |
WHEN YOU READ, YOU WILL NOTICE DIFFERENT FORMS OF FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE. WRITERS USE SIMILE AND HYPERBOLE SO THAT YOU, THE READER, CAN VISUALIZE WHAT THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT. IT ALSO ADDS EMPHASIS TO WHAT THEY ARE SAYING. PRACTICE USING FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE. WRITE AN EXAMPLE OF SIMILE OR HYPERBOLE. |
Figurative Language
If Boris, the Newfoundland dog in the video, was described as "giving a hundred and ten percent" of his effort to rescue people what figure of speech is that? Hyperbole or simile?
