W3D2 Writing

Introduction

Writers use imagery (creating a picture in the reader’s mind) to make stories more interesting. Writers can add sensory details to show what the characters see, hear, taste, touch, and smell. Another technique, or strategy, for creating an image in the reader’s mind is adding figurative language. Figurative language can show what the character is like (his/her traits) and details in the setting.

Figurative Language:

In Your Journal: Download and Print the figurative language chart. Cut and paste into your journal.

Figurative Language Chart Download Figurative Language Chart

Figurative language is a word or phrase that does not have its normal, literal meaning. It is used by the writer for comparison or dramatic effect.  Authors use similes, metaphors, hyperbole, idioms, and onomatopoeia to make their stories more interesting.

 

Finding Examples:

In Your Journal: Select THREE types of figurative language from the chart. Write one example of each type.

For each example:

      • Draw and color a picture of what it SOUNDS like in the literal sense.
      • Besides the illustration, write what it means in the literary sense.

Here’s an example:

Image of cats and dogs falling from the sky as rain. Man with umbrella underneath

 

Idiom example: It's raining cats and dogs! 

Meaning: It's raining a lot! 

 

 

 

 

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