welcome to the wonderful world of figurative language
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Personification The sun peeked over the mountain tops.TRANSCRIPT
Welcome to the
Wonderful World of
Figurative Language
Personification• A figure of speech in which a thing, quality, or idea is represented as a person.
Personification• The sun
peeked over the mountain tops.
Personification• After a long
day of work, the swimming pool was calling my name.
Personification
Pathetic Fallacy
• A form of personification
• Gives human emotions to inanimate objects
Pathetic Fallacy
• The angry storm approached quickly.
Pathetic Fallacy
• The bitter winter carried on endlessly.
Pathetic Fallacy
• One lonely slice of pizza remained.
As a group• Complete exercise numbers one and two in
your packet.
Simile• Comparison of
unrelated things using ‘like’ or ‘as’.
Simile• Life is like a
box of chocolates; you never know what you’re going to get.
Simile
• He ran down the field like a freight train.
Simile• She was as
quiet as a mouse.
Metaphor• Comparison
of unrelated things without the use of ‘like’ or ‘as’.
Metaphor• Life is a
highway.
Metaphor• Time is
money.
Metaphor
• You are my sunshine.
As a group• Complete numbers three and four.
Idioms
• A group of words meaning something different than their literal definition.
Idioms
Idioms
Idioms
On your own• Complete number five.
Euphemism
• Mild words used to blunt the effect of more unpleasant words
Euphemism
Euphemism
Euphemism
• He spent a few months in the correctional facility.
As a group• Complete number six.
Hyperbole
• An exaggerated statement.
Hyperbole
Hyperbole
Alliteration• The repetition
of consonant sounds at the beginning of words.
Alliteration• Like loads of
laundry lying on the lovely linoleum.
Alliteration• Sally sells
seashells by the seashore.
Alliteration
• Those creepy crawly critters caused a cramp in my cranium.
On your own• Complete seven and eight.
Irony
• A situation contrary to what is expected.
Irony
Irony
Irony
Oxymoron
• Contradictory words or ideas.
Oxymoron
Oxymoron
Oxymoron
As a group• Complete number 10
Contrast
• Pointing out differences between things.
Contrast
• "Unlike most babies, Stuart could walk as soon as he was born."(E.B. White, Stuart Little. Harper, 1945)
Contrast
• George runs three miles daily, yet Paul hates to exercise.
Contrast
• While Kim likes prime rib, Tom prefers rice and vegetables.
Homonym
• Words that sound the same but have different meanings and spellings.
Homonyms
On your own• Complete 11 and 12 and any other
questions in the packet you have not finished.