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Figurative Language

Figurative Language. . . . describing ordinary things in extraordinary ways. Simile. A comparison using “like” or “as”. Her eyes were shining like stars. After the race, Bryan panted like a dog in hot weather. METAPHOR.

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Figurative Language

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  1. Figurative Language

  2. . . . describing ordinary things in extraordinary ways . . .

  3. Simile A comparison using “like” or “as”

  4. Her eyes were shining like stars.

  5. After the race, Bryan panted like a dog in hot weather.

  6. METAPHOR A direct comparison which states that something is another thing and does not use “like” or “AS.”

  7. The child’s smile was a ray of sunshine.

  8. Her face seemed to be a firecracker, exploding with embarrassment.

  9. ALLITERATION The repetition of initial consonant sounds

  10. The snake slithered silently through the open field.

  11. The vulture soared silently, searching for prey.

  12. HYPERBOLE Using a very exaggerated statement for emphasis or effect

  13. She cried an ocean of tears.

  14. Last year, I received Valentines from millions of my friends.

  15. Personification Giving human or lifelike qualities to inanimate (nonliving) or non-human things

  16. The wind whistled through the trees.

  17. The sun smiled happily at us all during the picnic.

  18. IMAGERY Using words which form a clear picture in the reader’s mind. . .

  19. . . . Imagery words appeal to any of the senses: sight, touch, smell, etc.

  20. Watch what happens when you include imagery in your writing. . . “The tired runner won the race.” becomes . . .

  21. Dripping with sweat, the runner dragged himself exhausted across the finish line. Every muscle throbbed as he slowly forced one foot in front of the other.

  22. When he collapsed onto the rough pavement of the track, he suddenly heard the tumultuous roar of thousands of voices from the stands. Only then did he realize he had crossed the finish line first.

  23. ONOMATOPOEIA Using words which imitate sounds

  24. Quack buzz

  25. tick plop click zoom pop snap

  26. IDIOM An expression whose whole meaning is different from the literal meaning of the individual words.

  27. The homework was over his head. (The homework was too hard.)

  28. My little sister drives me up the wall sometimes. (My little sister irritates me sometimes.)

  29. She hit the nail on the head. (She has the right answer.)

  30. APOSTROPHE Speaking to an absent person, place, or thing as if it were present.

  31. O Summer! Why did you pass so quickly?

  32. Oh Susan, why did you family have to move so far away?

  33. BATHOS An abrupt change from the grand, eloquent, and majestic to the ordinary or trivial.

  34. He was filled with love, devotion . . .

  35. . . .and a hunger for Pop-Tarts.

  36. Allusion • A reference to a person, place, and event or a literary work which a writer expects the reader to recognize and respond to. An allusion may be drawn from history, geography, literature, or religion

  37. Connotation • All the emotions and associations that a word or phrase may arouse

  38. Denotation • The literal or “dictionary” meaning of a word.

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