Figurative Language Worksheet

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1. Does communication change us? Write a paragraph in which you answer this question and provide at least 3 reasons to support your opinion.

Yes in some ways communication can change us. When you don’t communicate with someone then things can get 1.) Switched up or plans can change. 2.) Or you can get the wrong message from someone because the other person didn’t communicate and a fight can break out. 3.) Something might not get done the right way. You need communication for everything.

2. Provide an example of each poetic device from any of the assigned poems. For each quote, explain the author’s intended meaning. What is the author really saying?

Figurative Language

Quote

Meaning

Metaphor

Poem: Dreams

Quote: Life is a broken-winged

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