Wednesday, October 31, 2007

Figurative Language? Go Figure

Today's activity: compose a Haiku poem using one of three types of figurative language (metaphor, simile, personification). What? Did I give criteria? One wouldn't think so after reading the poems created. Maybe I am speaking in a foreign tongue? OR Maybe the students don't understand figurative language even though I have been teaching it for over a week and they role their eyes each time it is mentioned.

Possible Haiku:

Metaphors, Simi-
les, personification
too is difficult.

Does this make sense? Maybe I should try hyperbole!

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