Alliteration, Assonance, Onomatopoiea, Irony
Alliteration, Assonance, Onomatopoiea, Irony
Alliteration, Assonance, Onomatopoiea, Irony
Term 2
Learning Targets:
I can identify different examples of
figurative language
I can explain the figurative language used
Essential Question:
How do we showcase the
beauty of our country through
written communication?
Figures of Speech
quack, quack
How do you imitate a sound?
Some examples of onomatopoeia include:
o Click, buzz, zing, bang, boom
o Can also be animal noises such as moo, oink,
and arf, arf.
o For example, Old McDonald Had a Farm!
When will I be able to use it?
Onomatopoeia is used more than you may
think.
o An author uses it to describe a sound.
Comics
Books
Examples of Onomatopoeia
The clanging pots & pans woke the baby.
Verbal Irony
Situational Irony
Dramatic Irony
Verbal Irony
The simplest kind of irony.
You use it everyday when you say one
thing and really mean another.
It is often similar to a sarcastic response.
Example:
When you appear to be sick and someone
asks you if you’re okay. You say “Of course!”
But in the meantime you are vomiting and
fainting.
Situational Irony
Occurs when a situation turns out to be
the opposite of what you thought it would
be.
Example:
The teacher’s daughter is a High School drop
out.
The mayor’s wife gets caught stealing.
The chef won’t eat his/her own cooking.
The barber always needs a hair cut himself.
Dramatic Irony
Occurs when the audience knows
something that the characters in the story,
on the screen, or on the stage do not
know. It’s like the audience is more aware
of what’s going on than the people in the
production.
This is used to engage the audience and
keep them actively involved in the
storyline.
Dramatic Irony
continued…
In all of the Friday the 13th movies, we know
Jason is in the woods. The characters do not.
When they go out into the woods we are afraid
for them because we know that they are in
danger. We scream for them to run, we get
excited when they fall, we cringe when we know
that Jason is right behind the tree.
Review
Irony is a kind of a surprise. It is the difference between
what is expected to happen, and what actually does
happen.
Irony is like a glitch, a twist, or a last minute switch in the
game. It is an interruption of events that cause an
unexpected outcome.
There are three types of irony:
Verbal
Situational
Dramatic
Let’s Practice!
Identify the figure of speech used below. Write
AL for Alliteration, AS for Assonance, or O for
Onomatopoeia