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Figurative Language

8 th English. Figurative Language. Theme. a common thread or repeated idea that is incorporated throughout a literary work; a life lesson. Symbol. using an object or action that means something more than its literal meaning. Tone.

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Figurative Language

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  1. 8th English Figurative Language

  2. Theme a common thread or repeated idea that is incorporated throughout a literary work; a life lesson.

  3. Symbol using an object or action that means something more than its literal meaning.

  4. Tone the attitude a WRITER takes towards a subject or character: serious, humorous, sarcastic, ironic, satirical, tongue-in-cheek, solemn, objective. (Similar to mood, but mood is how the reader feels).

  5. Foreshadowing the use of hints or clues to suggest what will happen later in literature.

  6. Flashback action that interrupts to show an event that happened at an earlier time which is necessary for better understanding.

  7. Imagery language that evokes one or all of the five senses: seeing, hearing, tasting, smelling, touching.

  8. Irony an implied discrepancy between what is said and what is meant. The use of words to convey the opposite of their literal meaning; a statement or situation where the meaning is contradicted by the appearance or presentation of the idea. Three kinds of irony: 1. verbal irony is when an author says one thing and means something else.2. dramatic irony is when an audience perceives something that a character in the literature does not know.3. irony of situation is a discrepancy between the expected result and actual results.

  9. Mood the emotional attitude the READER feels towards the subject. Similar to tone.

  10. Alliteration the repetition of initial sounds in neighboring words. Examples: sweet smell of success, a dime a dozen, bigger and better, jump for joy

  11. Hyperbole exaggeration or overstatement. Example:I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.He's as big as a house.

  12. Idiom an expression whose meaning is not predictable from the usual meaning. Examples: kick the bucket, hang one's head, chip on your shoulder, a picture is worth a thousand words, that’s a piece of cake, add fuel to the fire, I would give an arm and a leg… Definitions of Idioms- http://www.idiomsite.com/ GAMES- http://www.funbrain.com/funbrain/idioms/

  13. Metaphor the comparison of two UNLIKE things. Does not use “like or as”. Example: Her eyes were a beacon, drawing me closer to her. She had an angelic smile.

  14. Onomatopoeia a word that imitates the sound it represents. Examples: boom, zip, achoo, beep, buzz, click, ding.

  15. Simile is the comparison of two unlike things using like or as. Related to metaphor. Example:He eats like a pig.

  16. Personification giving human qualities to animals or objects. Example:a smiling moon, a jovial sun

  17. Consanance Repetition of consonant sounds within words. (If the repeated sound is at the start of the words, it is alliteration. If it is anywhere else, it is consonance. In most cases, consonance refers to the end sound (like "nk" in blank and think). Ex. As in guys she gently sways at ease.

  18. Assonance Repetition of vowel sounds within non-rhyming words Ex. Hear the mellow wedding bells. Ex. The crumbling thunder of seas.

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