PBS
The Symbolism of Sunflower Seeds in Ghost
Ghost by Jason Reynolds is a coming-of-age book that resonates with teenagers who have experienced childhood trauma. Explore the novel with an interactive resource that focuses on the author's use of symbolism, particularly with...
Lit2Go
The Man and the Serpent
Using a cause/effect graphic organizer, learners analyze the conflict in Aesop's "The Man and the Serpent" after reading the fable. Differentiated for all pupils, the passage has an audio recording that helps bring the fable to life.
Flocabulary
What Is Hyperbole?
"My bag weighs a ton!" "I'm so hungry, I could die." Hyperbole is the focus of the first video in a larger language arts playlist. A catchy song full of hyperboles helps bring the figurative language device to life.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Synecdoche
This video lesson focuses on the literary device synecdoche, using a part to represent the whole idea or object. It defines the term, compares it to metaphor and metonymy, and offers common and literary examples.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Hyperbaton
The lesson introduces hyperbaton and goes over how hyperbaton is used in writing. This tutorial lesson shares a short screencast [2:57] with the lesson's content.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Metonymy
This lesson focuses on the literary device metonymy; it defines it, compares it to a metaphor, and provides everyday examples such as "man of the cloth" for priest, and literary examples such as "lend me your ears."
Imagine Learning Classroom
Learn Zillion: Notice Figurative Language in a Poem
In this lesson, you will learn how to notice figurative language in a poem by looking for double meaning in words. [4:24]
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Allusions
This lesson introduces allusions and gives explanations and examples of four different types of allusion including literary, historical, religious, and mythic. [4:36]
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Hyperbole: Lesson 2
This lesson introduces hyperbole as a rhetorical device. It is 2 of 2 in the series titled "Hyperbole." L.11-12.5a Figures of Speech
Elizabeth Foye
Vimeo: Alliteration
A video [2:01] by Elizabeth Foye defining and giving examples of alliteration.
Other
What Is a Metaphor?
This instructional video shares a tutorial about the topic of metaphors. [1:11]