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Teach Figurative Language with Flocabulary [jwplayer file=https://s3.amazonaws.com/flocabulary/media-jrev/figurative-language-media.mp4 image=http://flocabulary.s3.amazonaws.com/images-jrev/figurative-language-image.jpg] Check out the lyrics and more. Listen to Flocabulary’s new, free Figurative Language song. You’ll learn all about assonance, as well as metaphors, simile and more. Want to sound smooth, dude? It's simple. Enlist the services of the illest literary figure: assonance. ASSONANCE Definition: The repetition of vowel sounds in words that are close together. HINT: the word assonance has assonance because the two "a"s make the same sound. Why Writers Use it:   Connecting vowel sounds creates internal rhyme. It makes the words flow together, and can help make phrases more…

The French Revolution, The Industrial Revolution & Imperialism -- All Free this week! This October, we're releasing new Modern World History songs and lessons each week! Last week, we brought you The Age of Exploration and Conquistadors & Slavery. But now we travel forward in time. Check out our three latest songs--they're free to the world until next week! And check in later this week for specific lesson plans for each song. The French Revolution: First, we set the stage with an introduction to Louis XVI’s exquisite digs: his palace at Versailles. But life isn’t all caviar dinners in the…

We're hard at work on a bunch of new world history songs. We've already dropped songs covering the dawn of man through the Renaissance. Our new songs will take you from the Age of Exploration all the way through globalization. In addition to working with our typical roster of talented emcees, we reached out to British artist Dan Bull to record a hook for our Industrial Revolution track. The Industrial Revolution was born in Britain after all. So keep your eyes peeled for our new world history songs coming the first week of October. And in case you don't know…