FIGURATIVE LANGAUAGE
Feb 23, 2016
FIGURATIVE LANGAUAGE
MetaphorDefinition: 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”
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.
Extending Metaphors
World = Stage People = Actors Births and deaths? What else?
All the world's a stage,And all the men and women merely playersThey have their exits and their entrances
-Shakespeare
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
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.
Technically, an animal cannot be personified. The proper word is…
Anthropomorphism!
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
Hyperbole An exaggeration used for emphasis
I’m so hungry I could eat a horse. I have 1000 things to do.
Oxymoron Combining of contradictory terms.
Two word paradox
“Jumbo Shrimp” “Living Dead”
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.
Tone Attitude a writer takes toward a subject,
character, or audience.
- Hints towards a certain plot development
Foreshadowing
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 soundPerson 1: “Surely you can’t be serious”Person 2: “I am serious, and don’t call me Shirly”
Bad Puns