Imagery Metaphor Simile Personification Hyperbole Idioms Figurative Language
Two Main Types of Language: Literal and Figurative Literal language is explicit, obvious, out in the open and plainly stated. It is a major part of non-fiction texts, but can also be found in fiction. Figurative language infers or suggests things rather than stating them. It creates a picture in your mind, it is imagery. Figurative language can give a text more richness and depth. It is often found in fiction texts and autobiographies, but can also be found in non-fiction.
Figurative Language Literary tool for writers Helps the reader or audience to visualize what the writer is thinking It places a picture in the readers mind
What is Figurative Language? O Figurative language is a way of saying something other than what you actually say. It s pouring out there The writer is saying that it s pouring rain outside, but it is not actually water being poured out of a cup or dish.
What is figurative language? Whenever you describe something by comparing it with something else, you are using figurative language.
Types of Figurative Language Imagery Simile Metaphor Personification Hyperbole Idioms Understatement Onomatopoeia Pun Proverb Oxymoron
Imagery Language that appeals to the senses. Descriptions of people or objects stated in terms of our senses. Sight Hearing Touch Taste Smell
Metaphor A figure of speech which involves an implied comparison between two relatively unlike things using a form of be. The comparison is not announced by like or as. Example: The road was a ribbon wrapped through the dessert.
Metaphor A metaphor compares two unlike things, a form of comparison that directly compares two unlike things. A metaphor wastes no time in getting to the point. Metaphors are used to compare two things. A metaphor says that one thing IS another thing. Examples: That child is a bear when he is sleepy. The dancer was a graceful eagle taking flight. This pie is heaven! You are my sunshine! The book was an addiction-i couldn't put it down.
A figure of speech which involves a direct comparison between two unlike things, usually with the words like or as. Example: The muscles on his brawny arms are strong as iron bands. Simile
Similes Do you remember who said, "Life is like a box of chocolates?" Forrest Gump was comparing life to a box of chocolates. He meant that we never know what life has planned for us.
Personification A figure of speech which gives the qualities of a person to an animal, an object, or an idea. Example: The wind yells while blowing." The wind cannot yell. Only a living thing can yell.
Personification One of the most familiar kinds of comparison is personification--- that is, speaking of something that is not human as if it had human abilities and human reactions.
Hyperbole An exaggerated statement used to heighten effect. It is not used to mislead the reader, but to emphasize a point. Example: She s said so on several million occasions.
Understatement Expression with less strength than expected. The opposite of hyperbole. I ll be there in one second. This won t hurt a bit.
Onomatopoeia A word that makes a sound SPLAT PING SLAM POP POW
Pun A form of word play in which words have a double meaning. I wondered why the baseball was getting bigger and then it hit me. I m reading a book about anti-gravity. It s impossible to put it down. I was going to look for my missing watch, but I didn t have the time.
Oxymoron When two words are put together that contradict each other. Opposites Jumbo Shrimp Pretty Ugly Freezer Burn
Proverb A figurative saying in which a bit of wisdom is given. An apple a day keeps the doctor away The early bird catches the worm
Idioms An idiom or idiomatic expression refers to a construction or expression in one language that cannot be matched or directly translated word-for-word in another language.