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Figurative Language

Figurative Language. Thursday, September 30 th. Figurative Language. Not meant to be taken literally. Figurative Language. Not meant to be taken literally Relies on creative use of wordplay. Figurative Language. Not meant to be taken literally Relies on creative use of wordplay

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Figurative Language

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  1. Figurative Language Thursday, September 30th

  2. Figurative Language Not meant to be taken literally

  3. Figurative Language Not meant to be taken literally Relies on creative use of wordplay

  4. Figurative Language Not meant to be taken literally Relies on creative use of wordplay Enhances meaning

  5. Figurative Language Not meant to be taken literally Relies on creative use of wordplay Enhances meaning Helps the reader make connections

  6. Similes A comparison between two things using LIKE or AS

  7. Similes • Example • Life is like fighting a dinosaur.

  8. Similes • Example • Life is like fighting a dinosaur. • What is the comparison being made? Hmmm…let’s break it down…

  9. Life is like fighting a dinosaur. • Life is like fighting a dinosaur. • Fighting a dinosaur would be really difficult.

  10. Life is like fighting a dinosaur. • Life is like fighting a dinosaur. • Fighting a dinosaur would be really difficult. They’re gigantic and extinct.

  11. Life is like fighting a dinosaur. • Life is like fighting a dinosaur. • Fighting a dinosaur would be really difficult. They’re gigantic and extinct. • So that means that if I say life is like fighting a dinosaur, that means that life can be really difficult. Hello comparison!

  12. Life is like… Brainstorm other possible comparisons we could use to show that life is difficult. Think to yourself, what else would be really difficult? Write these in your notebook. Life is like… a dinosaur 1) 2)

  13. Life is like… Share out with your partner! Write down one of the two examples your partner wrote. This means, you’ll have FOUR, yes four, similes illustrating that life is difficult. Life is like… a dinosaur 1) [awesome, original simile] 2) [awesome, original simile, part deux] 3) [awesome, original simile from your partner]

  14. Family is like water. • Family is like water. • What is the comparison?

  15. Family is like water. • Family is like water. • What is the comparison? • Water: you need it to live, but too much can kill you.

  16. Family is like water. Brainstorm other possible comparisons we could use to show that family is necessary, but too much is a bad thing. Ask yourself, “Self, what is something I need, yet too much of this item can be a bad thing?” Write these in your notebook. Family is like…water 1) 2)

  17. Metaphor Metaphor: a comparison between two things NOT using like or as.

  18. Metaphors • Example • Love is a dodgeball.

  19. Metaphors • Example • Love is a dodgeball. • Comparison: You try your best to avoid a dodgeball, and it still hits you in the face.

  20. Another example: • Life is a pile of crap.

  21. Another example: • Life is a pile of crap. On fire.

  22. Another example: • Life is a pile of crap. On fire. • Comparison: A pile of crap is not a good thing. Therefore, events in life are not always good.

  23. Life is … Write down TWO other comparisons we could make about life and how sometimes it sucks. Life is… 1) [something that’s bad] 2) [something else that’s bad]

  24. Life is… Share and swap one example with your partner! Be ready for a whip-around of other examples!

  25. Quick Recap Simile: makes a comparison using LIKE or AS Metaphor: makes a comparison NOT using like or as So…

  26. Quick Recap

  27. Euphemism Euphemism: words that hide, downplay, or understate the importance or severity of something.

  28. Euphemism If you know what movie this still frame is from, you are my new favorite student. • Example • When I asked the doctor about my gunshot wound to the face, he said it was just a scratch.

  29. Euphemism • Example • When I asked the doctor about my gunshot wound to the face, he said it was just a scratch.

  30. Euphemism • When I asked the doctor about my gunshot wound to the face, he said it was just a scratch. • Severity of something: gunshot wound • Downplay: just a scratch

  31. Euphemism When I scored a 3% on a test, I told my mom that I almost passed. What is the severe situation? How is it downplayed? Write down the sentence and your answers…

  32. Euphemism • When I scored a 3% on a test, I told my mom that I almost passed. • What is the severe situation? • 3% on a test • How is it downplayed? • Saying I almost passed. Not. Even. Close.

  33. Euphemism 1) Write down a situation that is severe or highly important.

  34. Euphemism 1) Write down a situation that is severe or highly important. 2) Switch notes with your partner. You will now write a euphemism for the sever situation he/she wrote. Think to yourself, what is one way I can downplay this severe situation… Be ready to share out…

  35. Personification What does this word look like?

  36. Personification What does this word look like? PERSONification So why does this matter?

  37. Personification Personification: attributing human qualities to nonhuman beings or inanimate objects

  38. Personification • Examples • My car hates me.

  39. My car hates me. Miss, a car can’t hate! It’s inanimate!

  40. My car hates me. Miss, a car can’t hate! It’s inanimate! You’re right! It IS inanimate, but we are giving it a human quality (hate). That’s why it is PERSONIFICATION.

  41. Another example? Okay! My mirror is trying to make me feel bad about myself.

  42. Another example? Okay! My mirror is trying to make me feel bad about myself. That jerk. What is the inanimate object?

  43. Another example? Okay! My mirror is trying to make me feel bad about myself. That jerk. What is the inanimate object? The mirror.

  44. Another example? Okay! My mirror is trying to make me feel bad about myself. That jerk. What is the inanimate object? The mirror. What is the human attribute?

  45. Another example? Okay! My mirror is trying to make me feel bad about myself. That jerk. What is the inanimate object? The mirror. What is the human attribute? Making me feel bad about myself. And being a jerk.

  46. Personify this! Step 1: Pick an inanimate object. Step 2: Pick a human attribute.

  47. Personify this! Step 1: Pick an inanimate object. Step 2: Pick a human attribute. Step 3: Pick a partner. And by “pick,” I mean look at the person next to you. Assign one person “1” and one person “2”

  48. Personify this! • Step 1: Pick an inanimate object. • Step 2: Pick a human attribute. • Step 3: Pick a partner. And by “pick,” I mean look at the person next to you. Assign one person “1” and one person “2” • Step 4: Create TWO examples of personification. • 1) Use the object of person 1 and the human attribute of person 2. • 2) Use the object of person 2 and the human attribute of person 1.

  49. Hyperbole Hyperbole: a deliberate and obvious exaggeration.

  50. Hyperbole • Example • I ate 40 pounds of turkey on Thanksgiving.

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