Figurative Language Activities for Middle School: Teaching Across Genres

1. Why Figurative Language is Essential

2. Figurative Language in Fantasy

1. Tolkien: The Fellowship of the Ring — The One Ring

2. Jacobs: The Monkey’s Paw — Symbol of Fate

3. Lewis: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe — Aslan as Symbol

4. Key Takeaways: Figurative Language in Fantasy

3. Figurative Language in Nonfiction

1. Martin Luther King Jr.: I Have a Dream — The “Bad Check” Metaphor

2. Malala Yousafzai: UN Speech — Repetition & Parallelism

3. Winston Churchill: “We Shall Fight on the Beaches” — Anaphora

4. Key Takeaways: Figurative Language in Nonfiction

4. Figurative Language in Poetry

1. Langston Hughes: Dreams — Extended Metaphor

2. Emily Dickinson: Because I Could Not Stop for Death — Personification

3. Robert Frost: The Road Not Taken — Symbolism

4. Key Takeaways: Figurative Language in Poetry

5. Figurative Language in Everyday Speech & Marketing

1. Nike: “Just Do It” — Imperative Metaphor

2. Red Bull: “Gives You Wings” — Hyperbole

3. Kit Kat: “Have a Break, Have a Kit Kat” — Rhythm & Parallelism

4. Memes/TikTok Captions — Figurative Language Students Already Know

5. Key Takeaways: Figurative Language in Everyday Speech & Marketing

6. Why Figurative Language Matters

Figurative Language Activities for Middle School: Teaching Across Genres

Figurative Language Activities for Middle School: Teaching Across Genres

Debra Shepherd
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