Identify The Figures Of Speech: Simile, Metaphor And Personification

An Online Treasure Hunt

Jasmin D. Papata

Grade 7 (English)

Mindanao State University Main Campus

cadirjasmin@gmail.com

Introduction

Imagine someone reads a poem without a twist? It’s kind a boring right? Do you

know what makes a poem interesting? The figures of speech! It adds flavor to the boring

poems. Poems sometimes do not convey literal meaning but figurative meaning. Poets use

figures of speech in their poems. There are several types of figures of speech exist for them to

choose from but only three common ones will be discussed. Hence, let us study the 3 common

figures of speech to discover literature as a means of connecting to significant past,

identify figures of speech (Simile, Metaphor and Personification) and construct a

sentence using figures of speech. Also, let’s study different types of figures of speech

through this online treasure hunt.

In this activity, find 2 or three persons to form a group. The rule is simple, you

have to answer the following questions. The answers are to be found in website listed

below. Click on the URL to open a website. Read carefully what’s inside the website so

you can answer. Encode your answer with your name together with your members and

send it to my email.
Questions

1. In your own words, what is figures of speech?

2. What are the 3 common figures of speech? Explain each.

3. Give me 3 examples of the 3 common figures of speech.

4. What is the history of our National Anthem? Explain.

5. Give a short summary of the author of our National Anthem.

6. What is the difference of Simile and Metaphor? Explain with example.

Web Resources

https://blog.prepscholar.com/simile-vs-metaphor

https://kahimyang.com/kauswagan/articles/1160/today-in-philippine-history-june-
3-1876-jose-palma-was-born-in-tondo-manila

https://examplanning.com/common-figures-of-speech/

https://adoption.com/wiki/Philippine_National_Anthem#:~:text=Lupang%20Hini
rang%20(Tagalog%2C%20%E2%80%9CChosen,by%20Jos%C3%A9%20Palma
%20in%201899.

https://www.thoughtco.com/figure-of-speech-term-1690793

https://www.quia.com/jg/2621457list.html

The Big Question

Create a 4 stanza poem with 4 lines each that incorporates with the 3 common figures of
speech. Video yourselves with your members. Do not just read. Read it with feelings.
Send it to my messenger account together with your names.