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Figurative Langauage

Dive into the world of figurative language with this comprehensive guide, including examples of metaphors, similes, personification, allusion, hyperbole, and more. Enhance your understanding of literary techniques and elevate your writing skills.

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Figurative Langauage

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  1. Figurative Langauage

  2. Metaphor Definition: A comparison of two unlike things. • The tree was tremendous, an irate, steely black steeple beside the river” (Knowles 14). • He is a beast. • “The world is a vampire, sent to drain”

  3. Similes • Comparison of unlike objects using ‘like’ or ‘as’ • I wandered lonely as a cloud. • You are like a hurricane. • She is as fast as the wind.

  4. Extending Metaphors All the world's a stage,And all the men and women merely playersThey have their exits and their entrances -Shakespeare • World = Stage • People = Actors • Births and deaths? • What else?

  5. Extending Metaphors • Pick a topic • Politics • Being a student • Sports (baseball, soccer, basketball, etc). • Growing up • Falling in love • Life • Siblings • English class • Pick a metaphor – be specific – if possible • A baseball game • A box of chocolates • A prison sentence • A battle • A marathon • A vacation • A plant • A season -Is -Are -Is Like

  6. Personification • Giving human traits (qualities, feelings, action, or characteristics) to non-living objects (things, colors, qualities, or ideas.) • Examples: • The rain poured angrily. • Chaos is a friend of mine.

  7. Technically, an animal cannot be personified. The proper word is… Anthropomorphism!

  8. Allusion • Makes a reference to, or representation of, a place, event, literary work, myth, or work of art, either directly or by implication. • Examples: • Fluffy from Harry Potter = Cerberus in Greek mythology

  9. Hyperbole • An exaggeration used for emphasis • I’m so hungry I could eat a horse. • I have 1000 things to do.

  10. Oxymoron • Combining of contradictory terms. • Two word paradox • “Jumbo Shrimp” • “Living Dead”

  11. Theater Terms • Soliloquy – a character speaks to him or herself while the audience watches and listens. • Aside – Remark by a character in a ply intended to be heard by the audience but not by other characters. • Monologue – Long speech by a character.

  12. Tone • Attitude a writer takes toward a subject, character, or audience. - Hints towards a certain plot development Foreshadowing

  13. Pun • Form of word play which suggests two or more meanings, often used with similar sounding words. Same word, multiple meanings -A horse is a very stable animal. - "Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana." Different word; same sound Person 1: “Surely you can’t be serious” Person 2: “I am serious, and don’t call me Shirly”

  14. Bad Puns

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