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FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE

FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE. Ray Bradbury is a huge fan of FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE – words or phrases that describe one thing in terms of another and is not meant to be understood on a literal level. Figures of Speech always involve some sort of imaginative comparison between seemingly unlike things.

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FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE

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  1. FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE

  2. Ray Bradbury is a huge fan of FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE – words or phrases that describe one thing in terms of another and is not meant to be understood on a literal level. Figures of Speech always involve some sort of imaginative comparison between seemingly unlike things.

  3. Simile • A comparison of two unlike things in which a word of comparison (like or as) is used • Ex : She stood at the altar shaking like a freshly caught trout.

  4. Metaphor • A comparison of two unlike things in which no word of comparison (as or like) is used • Ex: My love is a rose.

  5. Personification • A figure of speech in which human characteristics are assigned to non-human things, or life is attributed to inanimate objects • Ex: The wind whispered to me.

  6. Symbol • Something concrete stands for something more abstract • Ex: a book is a symbol of education or intelligence

  7. Hyperbole • A figure of speech that uses exaggeration to emphasize strong feeling or to create comic or satiric effects • Ex: I’m so hungry I could eat a horse!

  8. Assignment • Using Part 3 of your novel, find two examples of each of the types of figurative language discussed here. • 1. Page number • 2. Quote • 3. Name the type of figurative language • 4. Explain the effects of the fig. lang.

  9. Example • 1. page 113 • 2. “Lights flicked on and house doors opened all down the street, to watch the carnival set up.” • 3. metaphor • 4. The neighbors are curious and are coming out to watch the firemen burn down a house (the neighbors watching the firemen burn down the house is being compared to people flocking to a carnival).

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