Figurative Language

1. Figurative Language Do you think that any kind of writing would be as enjoyable if there wasn’t figurative language?

2. Essential Questions • Why do authors use figurative language? What does figurative language add to writing?

3. Figurative Language (Do Not Copy) • Figurative Language • Alliteration • Allusion • Connotation • Clichés • Denotation • Hyperbole • Idioms • Imagery • Irony • Metaphor • Onomatopoeia • Personification • Simile • Symbol

4. Figurative Language • Creating fresh and original descriptions • Examples: - The raven zigged and zagged across the starlight sky as colorful costumes raced from light source to light source, laughing and screaming. - A permanent grin and laughing eyes watched as a series of tennis shoes come and go as the night slept on.

5. Alliteration • A repetition of sound or letter at the beginning of words. • Examples: - Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. - The snakes slithered around the room. - Hilarious Hilda hiccupped for three minutes. - The runty rabbit ricocheted off of the radio. Find an example from the quotes that are on your desk.

6. Allusions • A reference to a famous person, place, event, or work of literature. • Examples: *I fell down a rabbit hole, but I survived. - A reference to Alice in Wonderland. This is describing a journey or obstacle that this person faced. *He was a real Romeo with the ladies. - Romeo was a character in Shakespeare’s play, Romeo and Juliet, and was very romantic in expressing his love for Juliet. *He is a scrooge! - A reference to Scrooge from Christmas Carol. This is describing the person as a cheapskate.

7. Connotation • The ideas and feelings associated with the word, as opposed to it’s dictionary definition. • Examples: - Angry- Red - Happy- Yellow - Love- Pink - Innocent- White - Depressed- Dark Blue

8. Cliches • An expression that has been used so often that it has become contrite or boring. • Examples: - Her eyes are like pool of stars - Her ruby lips grinned at the man. - The step-sisters’ necks were like swans. - He was a deer in the headlights when he say her.

9. Denotation • Dictionary definition. • Examples: - Cower (v.)- to crouch or huddle up as from fear or cold. - Giddy (adj.)- having or causing whirling, unsteady sensation; dizzy. - Startle (v.)- to surprise, frighten, or alarm suddenly.

10. Hyerbole • An author’s use of exaggeration or overstatement for emphasis. • Examples: - I have told you a million times! - I am so hungry I could eat a horse. - I had a ton of homework. - He is as skinny as a toothpick. Find an example from the quotes that are on your desk.

11. Idioms • An expression that has a meaning different from the meaning of its individual words. • Examples: - Ms. Evans is as blind as a bat. - My mom has bats in the belfry. - It’s raining cats and dogs! - You’re pulling my leg. - Stop driving me up the wall. Find an example from the quotes that are on your desk.

12. Imagery • Words and phrases that appeal to readers’ senses. • Examples: - The giant tree was ablaze with the orange, red, and yellow leaves that were beginning to make their decent to the ground. - The music coursed through us, shaking our bodies as if it came from within us. - Even in the summertime,… Find an example from the quotes that are on your desk.

13. Irony • A contrast between what is expected and what actually exists or happen. • Examples: - In Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, Romeo finds Juliet in a drugged state and he thinks she is dead. He kills himself. When Juliet wakes up she finds Romeo dead and kills herself. - The Titanic was promoted as being 100% unsinkable; but, in 1912 the ship sank on its maiden voyage. - A man who is a traffic cop gets his license suspended for unpaid parking tickets. Find an example from the quotes that are on your desk.

14. Metaphor • A comparison of two things that have some quality in common. • Examples: - “I am a turtle, slowly crawling to you.” - The distance between us is an ocean. - The shortstop pounced on the ball. Find an example from the quotes that are on your desk.

15. You are done… Yeah, that was a lie.

16. Onomatopoeia • The use of words whose sound suggests their meaning. • Words that imitate sound. • Examples: - Crash, boom, sizzle, whisper, tapped, rapped, crinkled Find an example from the quotes that are on your desk.

17. Personification • The giving of human qualities to an object, animal, or idea. • Examples: - He stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky. - My computer throws a fit every time I try to use it. - The thunder grumbled like an old man. Find an example from the quotes that are on your desk.

18. Simile • A comparison between two things that is conveyed by the means of “like” and “as.” • Examples: - “I’m like a bird, I’ll only fly away.” - “My love is like a red, red rose.” - She walked gracefully like a cat. - His hair was dark as night. Find an example from the quotes that are on your desk.

19. Symbol • A person, a place, an object, or an action that stands for something beyond itself. • Usually repeated or brought more than once. • Examples: - Black is used to represent death or evil. - Purple is a royal color. - A chain can symbolize the coming together of two things. - A dove can be a symbol of peace.

20. Guess what…there is still more. • That will be later.