REVIEW:
Directions: Infer the speaker’s tone, mood and purpose in the
lines below. Write your answers on your notebook.
1. “Yes, I did it right! Come look and see”. What mood is
expressed in this line?
A. jubilant B. challenging
C. violent D. frustrating
2. What mood is dominant in the stanza below?
I love to watch
The dancing waves,
The sun as it smiles
On the Earth’s face. -From Watching Nature
A. happy B. sad
C. gloomy D. melancholy
3. The party would have been a success if not for your
presence. The tone of this line is -
A. sadness B. fear
C. sarcasm D. brutality DISCUSSION
4. The young gentleman gave some bread and water to the
street beggar. The tone of the sentence above is _________.
A. honesty B. integrity
C. pity D. faithfulness
5. Are you looking for a shampoo that’s best for your hair?
Use Shaynee shampoo. It will make your hair soft, black and
shiny all day long. Try it and see the difference in just one
week. The purpose of the speaker is to __ .
A. persuade B. entertain
C. inform D. give directions
STUDY
Read the poems and let us answer the questions that follow.
using like or as, a metaphor creates a direct comparison by
saying something is something else.
TRY THIS:
A. Analyze every statement below and identify its meaning
from the given choices. Write on your notebook the letter of
your answer.
1. This steak is like leather; I need a sharp knife.
ACTIVITY: A. is tender B. is tough
C. comes from a cow D. come from the children
2. Because of the continuous rain, the roads have become
like rivers.
A. muddy B. flooded
C. dusty D. story
3. The last time my uncle saw me, he said I was thin as a
beanpole.
A. very straight B. very strong
C. very smart D. very slender
4. Brenda’s baby brother is a dumpling.
A. small and thin B. round and fat
C. long and fat D. long and round
5. People who do not think for themselves are like puppets.
A. ruled by others B. proud
C. active D. smart
6. The house was like a beehive before the important visitors
arrived.
A. busy B. quiet
C. empty D. clean
CONCEPT: 7. Marina is the apple of her father’s eye.
What is a figurative language? A. target B. favorite
How to analyze simile and metaphor? C. direction D. hated
Figurative language is a type of communication B. Write on your notebook the two words that are being
that does not use a word's strict or realistic meaning. compared in each sentence.
Common in comparisons and exaggerations, figurative Then identify the figure of speech used as to SIMILE or
language is usually used to add creative flourish to written or METAPHOR.
spoken language or explain a complicated idea. Example: Aram slept like a dog.
A metaphor is a way of describing something by Answer: Aram and dog -- SIMILE
saying it is something else. While a simile compares things
1. Steven sings like a nightingale.
2. The moon is a lantern in the sky.
3. Freda is a fish when she swims.
4. Leo is like lightening when he races.
5. Our bunny’s fur is a blanket of warmth.
6. Han’s voice is velvet.
7. Peter is as sweet as pie.
8. Vivian’s mind works like a computer.
