Literary Quote of the Day: "Romeo's Wandering Eye"

There’s like 8 examples of figurative language in these 3 lines. Examples include hyperbole, simile, metaphor, and personification. You could do a couple things with this once school starts again. And since it’s summer, who cares, right? But maybe you could bookmark this and come back to it or maybe you’re listening to this 4 months after I posted it: (1) Challenge students to write 3 lines of poetry that contains 5 examples of figurative language; (2) Make a chart. Duh! Like you didn’t know I was gonna do a chart did you?

If you want a bunch of already made Romeo and Juliet lesson plans then you’ve come to the right place. Actually, the show notes are the right place. Click on the link.

Life Lesson

Let’s get back to the quote. Romeo is governed by emotion. Guess who else is governed by emotions? Your students. And guess who else is governed by emotions? You and I! And what causes our emotions? Our thoughts. So what thoughts are we hearing over and over? I don’t know. I can’t read your mind. But it’s important to listen to the soundtracks playing in our brain and asking ourselves if they’re serving us. If they are, great. Keep playing it. If not, it’s time to change that soundtrack.

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