Objective: By the end of class, students will analyze figurative language in order to improve reading comprehensive skills.
DO NOW
In three to five sentences, explain how "All the World's a stage" is a metaphor for life.
Guiding notes
So you are going to compare what happens on a stage during a play to what happens in life with people.
Think about what "exits" and "entrances" are in a play and then what are they in life?
Think about "playing a part" in a play and playing a part in life.
Direct Instruction
How does an author use figurative language to communicate an idea?
When an author uses figurative language, he wants to create a picture in your mind or emphasize a point.
For example:
Line 8 - "Creeping like snail..." - Shakespeare is using a simile to communicate an idea. The idea is that the boy does not want to go to school. A snail moves very slowly. The boy is walking so slowly, like he doesn't want to ever get there. The simile helps the reader visualize how slowly the boy is moving.
You do this one:
Line 28 - "Sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans everything"
The author uses ____________________ in order to communicate an idea. The idea he wants to communicate is that ____________________ . The _______________ helps the reader visualize that___________________________.
Direct Instruction
Review the poem, Seven Ages of Man. View the visual representation again.
Answer the following questions and provide textual evidence for each for the Seven Ages of Man..
1. What are the stages of life being compared to? (what is the extended metaphor). Provide textual evidence.
2. Briefly describe each stage of life. Provide textual evidence.
3. Which stages of life are described with positive connotations? Which ones have negative connotations? Provide textual evidence.4. What is Shakespeare's overall tone? So how might you describe his feeling about life overall? Provide textual evidence.
CRQ
How does Shakespeare use figurative language to communicate ideas about the stages of life?
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