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interacting in Meaningful Ways: analyze figurative Language
Learning Targets
• Analyze and explain in conversation and writing how figurative language produces effects on the reader.
• Evaluate and explain in conversation and writing how effectively the author uses figurative language.
• Express and justify opinions in conversation and writing by providing text evidence and using nuanced modal expressions and phrases.
Figurative Language
Gary Soto, the author of “The Jacket,” uses figurative language to create effects by engaging the reader’s imagination. In this activity, you will identify, analyze, and evaluate figurative language.
Skim through “The Jacket” looking for examples of similes and metaphors. Write four examples in the chart. Then analyze each example to understand the effect the author is trying to create. Finally, evaluate the simile or metaphor by choosing one adverb from the Language Resources list to express how effective you think the simile or metaphor is.
aCtiVitY 1.6
Language
resources
Literary Terms
Figurative Language: imaginative language that is not meant to be interpreted literally, but to create an effect on the reader
Simile: a comparison of two unlike things using the words like or as
Metaphor: a comparison of two unlike things without using the words like or as
aCadeMiC VoCabULarY
Effective is an adjective that can
provide detail about, or modify,
a noun or pronoun. Something
that is described as effective
produces an effect or result.
Something that is not effective
can be described as ineffective.
Simile or Metaphor
Analyze the Effect
Evaluate How Effective It Is
simile: bitter as a penny
A penny is small, worth very little, and tastes bitter. The narrator felt worthless and bitter.
definitely
Language
resources
Modal Adverbs
Adverbs add detail to, or modify, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs. The following adverbs are examples that you can use to express how effective something is.
High
definitely absolutely highly
Medium
probably apparently somewhat
Low
possibly perhaps maybe
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