Making Figurative
Language
Shape Example
square
NOUN
black and white tv
VERB
placed
Prep. Phrase
on the shelf
cereal box
VERB
crunched
Prep. Phrase
inside the trash
Post-it note
VERB
stuck
Prep. Phrase
to your back
Color
Blue
NOUN
Rabit
VERB
jumped
Prep. Phrase
in the grass
shirt
VERB
flew
Prep. Phrase
in the air
alien
VERB
ran
Prep. Phrase
on mars
Sound
Loud
NOUN
bird
VERB
screamed
Prep. Phrase
outside the hospital
drill
VERB
broke
Prep. Phrase
around the street
helicopter
VERB
crashed
Prep. Phrase
into the jungle
Size
Giant
NOUN
Cyclops
VERB
climbed
Prep. Phrase
up in the trees
Meteor
VERB
traveled
Prep. Phrase
in the milkyway
book
VERB
slammed
Prep. Phrase
On the table shelf
Action/Movement
Kicked
NOUN
Bear
VERB
off
Prep. Phrase
The deer
Bob
VERB
Prep. Phrase
VERB
Prep. Phrase
Taste
NOUN
VERB
Prep. Phrase
VERB
Prep. Phrase
VERB
Prep. Phrase
Shape
Square
NOUN
paper
VERB
soared
Prep. Phrase
between the trees
house
VERB
shined
Prep. Phrase
in the neighborhood
car
VERB
sailed
Prep. Phrase
across the street
Smell
NOUN
VERB
Prep. Phrase
VERB
Prep. Phrase
VERB
Prep. Phrase
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Instructions
1: Study the example above. Use the flow chart to
create a series of "stems" that you can use to create figurative language in your writing. Choose three of the sensory categories: Color, Sound, Size, Action/Movement, Taste, Shape, or Smell.
2:Go to File/Make a copy
3:Pick three sensory categories
4:Fill in each bubble
When you have finished:
Go to "Share / Publish to the Web"
Selcect "Public on the Web"
Copy the URL address
Turn in to Edmodo
Resources
Nouns
Person, place, thing, or idea
Verbs
Show action or state of veing
Prepositions
Describes the relationship between other words in a sentnce.