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Figurative Language. Do you think that any kind of writing would be as enjoyable if there wasn’t figurative language?. Essential Questions. Why do authors use figurative language? What does figurative language add to writing? . Figurative Language (Do Not Copy). Figurative Language
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Figurative Language Do you think that any kind of writing would be as enjoyable if there wasn’t figurative language?
Essential Questions • Why do authors use figurative language? What does figurative language add to writing?
Figurative Language (Do Not Copy) • Figurative Language • Alliteration • Allusion • Connotation • Clichés • Denotation • Hyperbole • Idioms • Imagery • Irony • Metaphor • Onomatopoeia • Personification • Simile • Symbol
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
You are done… Yeah, that was a lie.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Guess what…there is still more. • That will be later.