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Figurative Language - Mr. Hernandez · Figurative Language Take Notes! What is figurative language ... Tone is the attitude a writer takes toward a subject or situation. (Example:

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Page 1: Figurative Language - Mr. Hernandez · Figurative Language Take Notes! What is figurative language ... Tone is the attitude a writer takes toward a subject or situation. (Example:

FigurativeLanguage

Take Notes!

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What is figurative language?

Words and phrases that communicate meanings beyond the literal meanings of words.

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Onomatopoeia

A sound that

imitates the

word it

represents.

Example: The

man whispered.

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SimileA comparison between two things or ideas that uses “like” or “as.”

Example: He was as round as a tire.

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Metaphor

A comparison in which one thing becomes another

“Life is a roller coaster.”

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Alliteration

Repetition of sounds at the beginning of words.

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Personification

Giving human-like qualities to something that is not human

Example: The wind sang through the air.

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Tone

Tone is the attitude a writer takes toward a subject or situation.

(Example: How your mother feels about her broken lamp)

(How the writer feels)

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Mood

The mood is the feeling or atmosphere the writer creates for the reader.

(Example: How you react to your mother’s reaction)

(How you feel)

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Flashback

When an

author refers

back to

something that

happened

earlier in the

story.

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Foreshadowing

When an author “hints” at something to come.

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Irony The expression of one’s meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, usually for humorous effect.

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Situational Irony

When something happens that is very different than what was expected. Also called “irony of events.”

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Dramatic Irony

When the audience knows something the characters don’t.

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Verbal Irony

A person says or writes one thing and means another, or uses words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of the literal meaning.

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Pun

The humorous use of a word or phrase so as to emphasize or suggest its different meanings or applications

Romeo (to Mercutio): I dream'd a dream to-night.Mercutio: And so did I.Romeo: Well what was yours?Mercutio: That dreamers often lie.

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Hyperbole

Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.

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Oxymoron

Contradictory terms appear right next to each other

“It was his only choice.”

“Can you make me an

original copy?”

“I love eating jumbo shrimp!”