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Figurative Language

Figurative Language. Figurative LANGUAGE. The opposite of literal language is figurative language. Figurative language is language that means more than what it says on the surface. . Recognizing Literal Language . “I’ve eaten so much I feel as if I could literally burst!”

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Figurative Language

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  1. Figurative Language

  2. Figurative LANGUAGE • The opposite of literal language is figurative language. • Figurative language is language that means more than what it says on the surface.

  3. Recognizing Literal Language “I’ve eaten so much I feel as if I could literally burst!” • In this case, the person is not using the word literally in its true meaning. Literal means "exact" or "not exaggerated." By pretending that the statement is not exaggerated, the person stresses how much he has eaten. • Literal language is language that means exactly what is said. • Most of the time, we use literal language.

  4. Imagery • Language that appeals to the senses. Descriptions of people or objects stated in terms of our senses. • Sight • Hearing • Touch • Taste • Smell

  5. Imagery • Examples: • He whiffed the aroma of brewed coffee. • What sense does the example above appeal to? • Smell • The girl ran her hands on a soft satin fabric. • What sense does this example appeal to> • Touch

  6. Simile • A figure of speech which involves a direct comparison between two unlike things, with the words like or as. Example: The muscles on his brawny arms are as strong as iron bands.

  7. Metaphor • A figure of speech which involves an implied comparison between two relatively unlike things using a form of be. The comparison is not announced by like or as. Example: The road was a ribbon wrapped through the desert.

  8. Alliteration • Repeated consonant sounds occurring at the beginning of words or within words. Example: She was wide-eyed and wondering while she waited for Walter to waken.

  9. Personification • A figure of speech which gives the qualities of a person to an animal, an object, or an idea. Example: “The wind yells while blowing." The wind cannot yell. Only a living thing can yell.

  10. Onomatopoeia • The use of words that mimic sounds. Example: The firecracker made a loud ka-boom! • Zap, buzz, tick-tock, moo, clank

  11. Hyperbole • An exaggerated statement used to heighten effect. It is not used to mislead the reader, but to emphasize a point. Example: She’s said so on several million occasions.

  12. Idiom • Idioms are groups of words whose meaning is different from the ordinary meaning of the words. The context can help you understand what an idiom means. • Example: "Put a lid on it." Our teacher tells us to put a lid on it. She's not really telling us to put a lid on something, but to be quiet and pay attention

  13. Videos • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3K9pd6h9JT0 • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qwwx2wGNZQU – Figurative Language in movies • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1c6zF9aJxs – Figurative Language in music

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