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1 figurative language stories TABLE OF CONTENTS 2013 erin cobb SSttoorryy 11:: PPrriinncceessss PPeenneellooppee TTaasskk AA 11 SSttoorryy 11:: PPrriinncceessss PPeenneellooppee TTaasskk BB 22 SSttoorryy 11:: PPrriinncceessss PPeenneellooppee TTaasskk CC 33 SSttoorryy 11:: PPrriinncceessss PPeenneellooppee TTaasskk DD 44 SSttoorryy 22:: TThhee AAiirrppoorrtt TTaasskk AA 55 SSttoorryy 22:: TThhee AAiirrppoorrtt TTaasskk BB 66 SSttoorryy 22:: TThhee AAiirrppoorrtt TTaasskk CC 77 SSttoorryy 22:: TThhee AAiirrppoorrtt TTaasskk DD 88 SSttoorryy 33:: DDaadd ss BBaarrbbeeccuuee TTaasskk AA 99 SSttoorryy 33:: DDaadd ss BBaarrbbeeccuuee TTaasskk BB 1100 SSttoorryy 33:: DDaadd ss BBaarrbbeeccuuee TTaasskk CC 1111 SSttoorryy 33:: DDaadd ss BBaarrbbeeccuuee TTaasskk DD 1122 SSttoorryy 44:: GGrraaccee ss CCaannooee TTrriipp TTaasskk AA 1133 SSttoorryy 44:: GGrraaccee ss CCaannooee TTrriipp TTaasskk BB 1144 SSttoorryy 44:: GGrraaccee ss CCaannooee TTrriipp TTaasskk CC 1155 SSttoorryy 44:: GGrraaccee ss CCaannooee TTrriipp TTaasskk DD 1166 SSttoorryy 55:: TThhee DDaaiinnttyy DDrraaggoonn TTaasskk AA 1177 SSttoorryy 55:: TThhee DDaaiinnttyy DDrraaggoonn TTaasskk BB 1188 SSttoorryy 55.

2 TThhee DDaaiinnttyy DDrraaggoonn TTaasskk CC 1199 SSttoorryy 55:: TThhee DDaaiinnttyy DDrraaggoonn TTaasskk DD 2200 SSttoorryy 66:: PPaarrttyy iinn RRoooomm 330022 TTaasskk AA 2211 SSttoorryy 66:: PPaarrttyy iinn RRoooomm 330022 TTaasskk BB 2222 SSttoorryy 66:: PPaarrttyy iinn RRoooomm 330022 TTaasskk CC 2233 SSttoorryy 66:: PPaarrttyy iinn RRoooomm 330022 TTaasskk DD 2244 IInntteerraaccttiivvee NNootteebbooookk VVeerrssiioonnss ffoorr TTaasskk AA SSttoorriieess 11--66 2255--3300 AAnnsswweerr KKeeyyss 3311--4422 CCrreeddiittss 4433 2013 erin cobb Tonight was the night she had been waiting for. Princess Penelope was head over heels for Prince patrick and she had finally persuaded her father to allow her to attend the annual royal ball.

3 She could hardly wait. Upon hearing the news, Penelope had sprinted like a cheetah all the way down to the royal dress shop to pick out the perfect dress. As she searched through the racks, each dress seemed to shudder with excitement, waiting to be chosen. Glancing around, Penelope s eyes landed on the most beautiful dress ever made. The dress was a sparkling ruby as it reflected light from every angle. Penelope thought the dress must be the color of Dorothy s slippers. Trying on the dress. Penelope knew it was meant to be worn by her. Now at the ball, her dress swished as she passed the prince. When she turned around, she found his eyes fixed on hers like laser beams. figurative language stories #1 Task A: Identify figurative language Princess Penelope Find, underline, and label each instance of figurative language in the paragraph.

4 Check it on the list as you go. You should find: ____ simile (2) ____ personification (2) ____ idiom ____ metaphor ____ alliteration (2) ____ allusion ____ hyperbole ____ onomatopoeia (2) iimml loovvi innl liitt..bbl looggssppoot t..ccoomm 11 1. In line 1, the princess s name contains alliteration. Which of the following last names for the princess would be consistent with this alliteration? a) Jones b) Phillips c) Peterson d) Queen 2. Read the simile in line 4. How did the princess run to the royal dress shop? a) sluggishly b) merrily c) swiftly d) despairingly 3. In line 4, which of the following words could best be substituted for the word cheetah without changing the meaning of the simile or the sentence?

5 A) Olympic runner b) quickly c) puppy d) lightning 4. In order to understand the allusion in line 8, the reader must a) know someone named Dorothy b) be familiar with The Wizard of Oz c) have slippers like Dorothy s d) be able to correctly define allusion 5. Identify the idiom in lines 1-2 and write it on the line: _____ What is the meaning of this idiom? _____ _____ Write an original sentence that contains this idiom and implies its meaning. _____ _____ 2013 erin cobb Tonight was the night she had been waiting for. Princess Penelope was head over heels for Prince patrick and she had finally persuaded her father to allow her to attend the annual royal ball. She could hardly wait. Upon hearing the news, Penelope had sprinted like a cheetah all the way down to the royal dress shop to pick out the perfect dress.

6 As she searched through the racks, each dress seemed to shudder with excitement, waiting to be chosen. Glancing around, Penelope s eyes landed on the most beautiful dress ever made. The dress was a sparkling ruby as it reflected light from every angle. Penelope thought the dress must be the color of Dorothy s slippers. Trying on the dress. Penelope knew it was meant to be worn by her. Now at the ball, her dress swished as she passed the prince. When she turned around, she found his eyes fixed on hers like laser beams. Read the story again. Then, answer the questions. figurative language stories #1 Task B: Analyze figurative language Princess Penelope 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 iimml loovvi innl liitt.

7 Bbl looggssppoot t..ccoomm 22 2013 erin cobb In Task A, you found 12 instances of figurative language in the story. Choose any 5 of the 12 instances of figurative language and rewrite them, using the table below. If you choose a simile, you must write a new simile. Do not change one form of figurative language to another. There are two examples in the table to help you. figurative language stories #1 Task C: Modify figurative language Princess Penelope FFiigguurraattiivvee LLaanngguuaaggee OOrriiggiinnaall ((ffrroomm tthhee ssttoorryy)) NNeeww ((mmyy oowwnn)) alliteration Princess Penelope Lady Laura metaphor the dress was a sparkling ruby the dress was a sea of red iimml loovvi innl liitt..bbl looggssppoot t.

8 Ccoomm 33 2013 erin cobb Using the original story from Task A and your new figurative language from Task C, copy the story, inserting your own modifications in place of the originals. Underline or highlight the five modifications that you made. figurative language stories #1 Task D: Revise figurative language Princess Penelope _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ iimml loovvi innl liitt..bbl looggssppoot t..ccoomm 44 2013 erin cobb Tonight was the night she had been waiting for. Princess Penelope was head over heels for Prince patrick and she had finally persuaded her father to allow her to attend the annual royal ball.

9 She could hardly wait. Upon hearing the news, Penelope had sprinted like a cheetah all the way down to the royal dress shop to pick out the perfect dress. As she searched through the racks, each dress seemed to shudder with excitement, waiting to be chosen. Glancing around, Penelope s eyes landed on the most beautiful dress ever made. The dress was a sparkling ruby as it reflected light from every angle. Penelope thought the dress must be the color of Dorothy s slippers. Trying on the dress. Penelope knew it was meant to be worn by her. Now at the ball, her dress swished as she passed the prince. When she turned around, she found his eyes fixed on hers like laser beams.

10 figurative language stories #1 Interactive Notebook Version Princess Penelope TThhi iss vveer rssi ioonn oof f TTaasskk AA i iss ssi izzeedd j juusstt rri igghhtt ttoo ffi itt oonn oonnee ccoommp poossi itti ioonn nnoot teebbooookk ppaaggee.. GGl luuee tthhee cchheecckkl liisstt oonn tthhee ooppppoossi ittee ppaaggee ((l leef ftt ssi iddee) ) aanndd tthhee ssttoor ryy oonn tthhee rri igghhtt.. Checklist: ___ simile (2) ___ metaphor ___ hyperbole ___ personification (2) ___ alliteration (2) ___ onomatopoeia (2) ___ idiom ___ allusion iimml loovvi innl liitt..bbl looggssppoot t..ccoomm 2255 2013 erin cobb Tonight was the night she had been waiting for. Princess Penelope was head over heels for Prince patrick and she had finally persuaded her father to allow her to attend the annual royal ball.