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Figurative Language

Figurative Language. Jordan Elliott June 12, 2012. “The dog ate my homework” is a great example of figurative language, because it is not a literal statement. What is Figurative Language?.

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Figurative Language

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  1. Figurative Language Jordan Elliott June 12, 2012 “The dog ate my homework” is a great example of figurative language, because it is not a literal statement.

  2. What is Figurative Language? • Figurative language is simply a type of language used to alter or exaggerate the literal meanings of words. • Remember the picture of the dog with a half-eaten homework sheet? • When you say, “the dog ate my homework,” is that really what happened? • Usually not….. • Thus, this is an example of figurative language.

  3. Some Types of figurative language • Simile • Metaphor • Personification • Alliteration • Assonance • Onomatopoeia • Hyperbole

  4. Similes & Metaphors - used to compare SIMILES METAPHORS Metaphors make comparisons WITHOUT using the words “like” or “as.” Example: “All the world’s a stage…” -from As You Like It by William Shakespeare (compares the world to a stage) • Similes make comparisons using the words “like” or “as.” • Example: • “My love is like a red, red rose.” • - from the poem “A Red, Red Rose” by Robert Burns • (compares love to a rose)

  5. Personification • Personification is a type of figurative language in which one uses words to give human characteristics to a non-human thing. • Example: • “…some tinfoil was sticking in a knot-hole just above my eye level, winking at me in the afternoon sun." • -from To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee A N O T H E R E XA M P L E

  6. Alliteration & Assonance ALLITERATION ASSONANCE Assonance is a type of figurative language in which a writer uses the same vowel sounds over and over. Example: Upon an island hard to reach, TheEast Beast sits upon his beach. Upon the west beach sits the West Beast. Each beach beast thinks he's the best beast. -from ”West Beast East Beast” by Dr. Seuss • Alliteration is a type of figurative language in which a writer uses the same consonant sounds over and over. • Example: • The shivered shaft • rises from a shell heap • Of plastic playthings, • paper plates. • -from “Junk” by Richard Wilbur

  7. Onomatopoeia • Onomatopoeia is a type of figurative language in which a word imitates a sound. • Examples: • -buzz • -bam • -achoo • -slurp • -zap • -hiccup

  8. hyperbole • Hyperbole is a type of figurative language in which someone exaggerates to emphasize a point. • Examples: • -She is going to kill me. • -I’m starving to death. • -We have a ton of homework tonight. • -I’ve heard this song a thousand times.

  9. Video http://www.schooltube.com/video/9e8b2acfc34e0ce465a3/figurative-language

  10. Conclusion • After today, you should understand some forms of figurative language and be able to give some examples of your own. • Today we learned the terms: • -simile • -metaphor • -personification • -alliteration • -assonance • -onomatopoeia • -hyperbole • We also discussed an example of each of these terms.

  11. Web Links • Metaphor Building Game: http://www.kidsonthenet.org.uk/dragonsville/metaphor1.htm • More Figurative Language Resources: http://languagearts.mrdonn.org/figurative.html

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