figurative language
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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. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Figurative Figurative LanguageLanguage
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. . . describing . . describing ordinary things ordinary things in extraordinary in extraordinary ways . . .ways . . .
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SimileA comparison using
“like” or “as”
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Her eyes were shining
like stars.
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After the race, Bryan panted like a dog in hot weather.
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METAPHORA direct comparison
which states that something is
another thing and does not use “like”
or “AS.”
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The child’s smile was a ray of sunshine.
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Her face seemed to be a firecracker, exploding with embarrassment.
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ALLITERATION
The repetition of initial consonant sounds
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The snake slithered silently through the open field.
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The vulture soared silently, searching for prey.
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HYPERBOLE
Using a very exaggerated statement for emphasis or effect
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She cried an ocean of tears.
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Last year, I received Valentines from millions of my friends.
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PersonificationGiving human or
lifelike qualities to inanimate
(nonliving) or non-human things
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The wind whistled through the trees.
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The sun smiled happily at us all during the picnic.
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IMAGERY
Using words which form a clear picture in the reader’s mind. . .
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. . . Imagery words appeal to any of the senses: sight, touch, smell, etc.
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Watch what happens when you include imagery in your writing. . .“The tired runner won the race.”becomes . .
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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.
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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.
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ONOMATOPOEIA
Using words which imitate
sounds
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Quack
buzz
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plop
zoomclick
snap
tick
pop
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IDIOMAn expression whose whole meaning is different from the literal meaning of the individual words.
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The homework was over his head.
(The homework was too hard.)
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My little sister drives me up the wall sometimes.
(My little sister irritates me sometimes.)
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She hit the nail on the head.
(She has the right answer.)
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APOSTROPHE
Speaking to an absent person, place, or thing as if it were present.
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O Summer! Why did you pass so quickly?
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Oh Susan, why did you family have to move so far away?
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BATHOSAn abrupt change from the grand, eloquent, and majestic to the ordinary or trivial.
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He was filled with love, devotion . . .
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. . .and a hunger for Pop-Tarts.
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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
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Connotation
• All the emotions and associations that a word or phrase may arouse
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Denotation
• The literal or “dictionary” meaning of a word.