figures of speech or metaphorical language english 1302 page 760
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Figures of Speech OR
Metaphorical Language
English 1302Page 760
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A MetaphorShows that something unknown is identical to
something known.
Are inseparable from language.
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A SimileShows that something unknown is similar to
something known.
Shows a likeness or resemblance.
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CharacteristicsImage and Imagery
Stimulate the imagination.
Recall memories of sights, sounds, tastes, smells, sensations or touch, and motions.
Go beyond literary imagery.
Introduces perceptions and comparisons.
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ExamplesKeats – page 762
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A ParadoxUses an apparent error or contradiction t reveal
truth.
“A thought beyond a thought”
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AnaphoraTo carry again or repeat.
Provides weight and emphasis through repetition.
Examples:
Keats/page 765
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PersonificationAttribution of human traits to abstractions or to
nonhuman objects.
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Synecdoche and Metonymy
Transfer meanings by parts and associations.
Synecdodoche
“taking one thing out of another”
“all hands aboard!”
Metonymy
Transfer of name
“Hollywood” used to mean the movie industry
“The White House” signifying politics and activities of the President.
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Pun or ParonomasiaWords with similar or identical sounds have
different meanings.
Pun
A point or a puncture
Paronomasia
Something alongside a name.
Example
Gay/page 767
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SynesthesiaDemonstrates oneness or unity of feelings.
Example
Keats / Chapter 18 – “Ode to a Nightengale”
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Overstatement and Understatement
Overstatement (hyperbole)
Overreacher
Exaggeration for effect
Example
Wordsworth declares England “is a fen/Of stagnant waters.
Understatement
Deliberate underplay or undervaluing of a thing.
Example
Marvell’s “To His Coy Mistress” (Chapter 19)
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Let’s Read!Burns 770;
Donne 771;
Hardy 775;
Keats 778.