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Figurative Language

Figurative Language. Another Witherspoon Production. Definition.

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Figurative Language

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  1. Figurative Language Another Witherspoon Production

  2. Definition • Whenever you describe something by comparing it with something else, you are using figurative language. Any language that goes beyond the literal meaning of words in order to furnish new effects or fresh insights into an idea or a subject. The most common figures of speech are simile, metaphor, and alliteration.

  3. Imagery • Language that appeals to the senses. Descriptions of people or objects stated in terms of our senses.

  4. Example of Imagery • If you're tired and hopeless, how can you show someone this instead of just telling them? • I took a walk around the world toEase my troubled mindI left my body laying somewhereIn the sands of timeI watched the world float to the darkSide of the moonI feel there is nothing I can do • --"Kryptonite" by Three Doors Down

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

  6. Examples of Similes • "Life is like an onion: You peel it off one layer at a time, and sometimes you weep."(Carl Sandburg) • "Good coffee is like friendship: rich and warm and strong."(slogan of Pan-American Coffee Bureau, 1961)

  7. MetaphorA 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 of moonlight.

  8. Examples of Metaphors • “I'm dead tired” • “She's the apple of my eye” • “He wore me down” • “I'm heartbroken” • “Strong as an ox”

  9. AlliterationRepeated consonant sounds occurring at the beginning of words or within words. Alliteration is used to create melody, establish mood, call attention to important words, and point out similarities and contrasts. • Example: wide-eyed and wondering while we wait for others to waken.

  10. Example of Similes The Tiger Asks Blake For A Bedtime Story William, William, writing lateby the chill and sooty grate,what immortal story canmake your tiger roar again? When I sent to fetch your meatI confess that I did eathalf the roast and all the bread.He will never know, I said. When I was sent to fetch your drink,I confess that I did thinkyou would never miss the threelumps of sugar by your tea. Soon I saw my health declineand I knew the fault was mine.Only William Blake can telltales to make a tiger well. Now I lay me down to sleepwith bear and rabbit, bird and sheep.If I should dream before I wake,may I dream of William Blake. • By William Blake1757-1827

  11. PersonificationA figure of speech which gives the qualities of a person to an animal, an object, or an idea. It is a comparison which the author uses to show something in an entirely new light, to communicate a certain feeling or attitude towards it and to control the way a reader perceives it. • Example: a brave handsome brute fell with a creaking rending cry--the author is giving a tree human qualities.

  12. An Example of Personification “SNOW” Snow speaks to the people itsfalling above in the glooming sunlight.Its white sparkling voiceechoes as it falls throughthe air. By Jake

  13. OnomatopoeiaThe use of words that mimic sounds. They appeal to our sense of hearing and they help bring a description to life. A string of syllables the author has made up to represent the way a sound really sounds. • Example: Caarackle!

  14. Examples of Onomatopoeia • Zip goes the jacket" Zip" is an onomatopoeiaword because it soundslike a jacket iszipping up. • "Zip" is an example of onomatopoeia because it sounds like what it is. When you zip up a zipper the sound the zipper makes sounds like a zipper. Here are other onomatopoeia words: • Boom, bang, slash, slurp,gurgle, meow, and woof

  15. HyperboleAn 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

  16. "My sister uses so much makeup,... "she broke a chisel trying to get it off last night!" Johnny, from Prescott Middle School, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA • "she bought out Mary Kay just to have enough makeup for one day!" Andrea, from somewhere in South Dakota • "Marilyn Manson freaked out when he saw her!" Nizam, from Bukit Panjang Gov't H. S., Singapore • "when she takes it off, my mom doesn't recognize her." Ashley, from Knoxville, Tennessee

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