G. O. O. D.

A.F.T.E.R.N.O
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Sing with ME
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At the Beginnin
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By Anastacia
FIGURES OF
SPEECH
Competency /Objective:
1. Identify the fictional elements
in the texts.
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2. Write a poem using the figures
of speech.
ACTIVITY 2

Word Tour
Mechanics
1. The class will be grouped into 5.
2. Each group will be given a line from a song.
3. After reading the line of the song, the group will roam
around the room and will find the figure of speech where
it belongs.
4. The figures of speech are attached to the walls around
the room.
5. Once the group has found the figure of speech, they
will detach it and will go back to their chairs.
6. A member from the group will then explain it in front.
ACTIVITY 2

Listen and Watc

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Group 1:
I have died everyday waiting for you
Darling don't be afraid I have loved you
For a thousand years
I'll love you for a thousand more
• - A Thousand Years by Christina Perri
Group 1:
I'd catch a grenade for ya (yeah yeah)
Throw my head on a blade for ya (yeah
yeah)
I'd jump in front of a train for ya (yeah
yeah)
You know I'd do anything for ya (yeah
yeah)
• - Grenade by Bruno Mars
Group 2:
The stars will cry
The blackest tears tonight
And this is the moment that I live for
I can smell the ocean air
And here I am
• - Anthem of Our Dying Day
• Story Of The Year
Group 3:
Can we pretend that airplanes
In the night sky
Is like shooting stars
- Airplanes
• B.o.B.
Group 3:
And I'm gonna miss you like a child misses their blanket
But I've got to get a move on with my life
• - Big Girls Don't Cry
• Fergie
Group 4:
My heart's a stereo
It beats for you, so listen close
Hear my thoughts in every note
• - Stereo Hearts
• Gym Class Heroes
Group 4:
'Cause baby you're a firework
Come on show 'em what your worth
- Firework
• Katy Perry
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•Directions: Using the figures of speech learned from
the discussion, write a two- stanza poem about how
you should live life to the fullest. Underline the figure
of speech used in the poem. Use all the five figure of
speech discussed in your poem.
•Criteria:
•Content- 10 points
•Use of Figure of Speech – 5 points
•Total – 15 points
 IRONY
-the use of words that mean the opposite of
what you really think especially in order to be
funny.
Example:
She is so sexy, her shirt is extra large.
She is so kind, everybody hates her.
 ONOMATOPOEIA
- The creation of words that imitate natural
sounds.
Examples:
1. Meow, meow, the cat is crying.
2. Ding dong! The bells is ringing.
 ALLITERATION
-The use of words that begin with the same
sound near one another. The repetition of
initial consonant sounds.
Examples:
1. She sells seashells.
2. The bad boy brings the bat.
 ASSONANCE
- The use of words with vowel sounds.
Examples:
1. She rises in the bright sky.
 LITOTES
- Understatement in which the affirmative is
expressed by the negative of the contrary.
Examples:
1. She is not famous. She is just the president
of the country.
2. John is not rich. He even had mansions and
cars.
 ACTIVITY
Directions: Identify what figure of speech are
the following. Copy and answer.
1. There was a loud crash outside my window.
2. I felt like my sister was a million miles away
when she left for college.
3. The girl looked as cozy as a soft kitten when
she fell asleep.
4. The sun was a glowing ball of fire in the sky.
5. Betty baked a bread with bananas and butter.
6. The bugs went splat on the windshield when
we were driving to the campsite.
7. I had thousands of chores to do before the
day was over.
8. She was treated like a queen on her birthday.
9. Her mother was a teddy bear and everyone
loved her.
10. Ted took turtle Tommy on Tuesday.
11. The leave whistled in the rain.
12. She was so hungry she could eat a horse.
13. Her face turned red as a tomato when she
was on stage.
14. The moon was a bright ball of smoke in the
night sky.
15. Lina liked laughing and licking lollipops.
16. There was a boom when the box feel on the
floor.
17. The car died on the side of the road when it
ran out of gas.
18. His dad could lift a huge car because he
exercised everyday.
19. The lemons tasted like sour grapes.
20. Stella sold sixty-six salad on Sunday.