4th - Unit 7 Figurative Language IMPOSTOR ESCAPE

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Figurative Language and Poetry

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I Ate Too Much By Jack Prelutsky I ate too much turkey, I ate too much corn, I ate too much pudding and pie, I'm stuffed up with muffins and much too much stuffin', I'm probably going to die. I piled up my plate and I ate and I ate, but I wish I had known when to stop, for I'm so crammed with yams, sauces, gravies, and jams that my buttons are starting to pop. I'm full of tomatoes and french fried potatoes, my stomach is swollen and sore, but there's still some dessert, so I guess it won't hurt if I eat just a little bit more.

I thought I’d awaken to a world in mourning. Heavy clouds crowding, a society storming. But there’s something different on this golden morning. Something magical in the sunlight, wide and warming. I see a dad with a stroller taking a jog. Across the street, a bright-eyed girl chases her dog. A grandma on a porch fingers her rosaries. She grins as her young neighbor brings her groceries.

I scarcely felt a breath of air; I didn’t hear a sound, But one small leaf came spiraling In circles to the ground. And then the wind began to rise. I felt it on my face. It blew my jacket out behind And made the white clouds race. It seized the branches of the trees And shook with might and main. The leaves poured down upon the earth Like drops of colored rain.

Padded drum of beating wings fills the steel gray sky. See them sketching, stretching skyward. Hear their lonely cry. See them in the windswept autumn. Hear them call goodbye.

I walk a lonely road The only one that I have ever known Where the city sleeps And I’m the only one and I walk alone My shadow’s the only one that walks beside me

What does the title "food Ninja" cause you to visualize?

What figurative language does the poet use?

Food Ninja by Barb peters mom loves to shock me with suprises made up of healthy food in disguises. kale blended into my strawberry smoothie Did mom think i wouldn't see? Brussles sprouts stare at me from under a cheesy sauce. Did mom think the taste would get lost? my mashed potato mountain is just a cauliflower pile. did mom think i would ignore the taste for a while? Spinach mixed into tasty dessert treats. Did mom think I wouldn't notice changes to my sweets? mom is as stealthy as a nina while she manipulates my food. I just have one request, mom; please just make them good!

How does figurative language help the reader enjoy the poem?

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01/10

The poet included the simile in the last stanza to suggest Mom is-

sneaky

concerned

kind

02/10

Read these lines from stanza 3. "My mashed potato mountain is just a cauliflower pile. Did mom think I would ignore the taste for a while?" What image of the food is created by the metaphor?

It is the speaker's favorite food.

It is not appealing to eat.

It is not prepared correctly.

03/10

Which line from the poem includes an example of personificatation?

brussels sprouts stare at me from under a cheey sauce.

mom loves to shock me with surprises

I just have one request, Mom; please just make them good!

You are a star!

Now you have a choice to make.... Click the rocket ship if you think you are ready to escape the imposter. Click the "I'm reading a poem" giphy if you are ready to complete the reading assessment in your book.

Wrong!

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IMPOSTOR!

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ESCAPE

IMPOSTORS!

ALERT! ALERT!

An alien has entered our ship and is trying to replace the crew. We need to know what body he is in and expel him before he takes control of everyone. We cannot return to Earth until we are sure that he is not one of us!

CLOSE THE DOOR

With your nerves you have forgotten the password to close the main hatch of the ship. Answer the security questions correctly to close it!

GO!

CLOSE THE DOOR

Answer correctly

What is repetition?

The same or similar lines at the ends of words.

When a poet says the same line or lines more than once.

CLOSE THE DOOR

Answer correctly

Choose an example of rhyme

weary/dreary

similar sounds at the ends of words

CLOSE THE DOOR

Answer correctly

Choose an EXAMPLE of alliteration.

wild wet water washed upon our face

ideas take flight/ as we shed new light

CLOSE THE door

Answer correctly

What is rhyme scheme?

the pattern of sound created to provide rhythm

comparing two things using like or as

All right! Gate closed!

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CHECK ALL ROOMS

Find the impostors in each room

Room 3

Room 1

Room 4

Room 2

IDENTIFY THE IMPOSTOR!

Point out to the crew member who is telling the truth

Words that create interesting images using language that has a deeper meaning than the literal meaning of the words.

poem

poet

Figurative Language

LOOK FOR THE ALIEN!

Drag the light for the suspect

CHECK ALL ROOMS

Find the impostors in each room

Room 3

Room 4

Room 2

IDENTIFY THE IMPOSTOR!

Point out to the crew member who is telling the truth

A literary element that emphasizes the sounds words make often in relationship with one another

poetic form

Sound Device

poet

speaker

LOOK FOR THE ALIEN!

Drag the light for the suspect

CHECK ALL ROOMS

Find the impostors in each room

Room 3

Room 4

IDENTIFY THE IMPOSTOR!

Point out to the crew member who is telling the truth

onomatopoeia is the use of words whose names suggest their sounds.

This is a true statement.

This is a false statement.

LOOK FOR THE ALIEN!

Drag the light for the suspect

CHECK ALL ROOMS

Find the impostors in each room

Room 4

IDENTIFY THE IMPOSTOR!

... there is only one person left

EXPELL THE ALIEN

Choose THE TRUTH

simile is...

comparison using like or as

a comparison WITHOUT using like or as

EXPELL THE ALIEN

Choose THE TRUTH

a metaphor is...

EXPELL THE ALIEN

Choose THE TRUTH

personification is...

EXPELL THE ALIEN

Choose THE TRUTH

VERY WELL!

CONGRATULATIONS!

All rooms are clean

OH NO!

The alien is in your body

Now you are the impostor ...

TRY AGAIN

THERE ARE NO ALIENS HERE!

Tells the truth

TRY AGAIN

OH NO!

The alien is in your body

Now you are the impostor ...

try again

SEE YOU ON EARTH!

"We return home with the certainty that none of us is an imposter ... or so we think. End of transmission."