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Figurative Language. What is it? Figurative language is language that communicates meanings beyond the literal meanings of the words. Words are often.

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Page 1: Figurative Language. What is it? Figurative language is language that communicates meanings beyond the literal meanings of the words. Words are often.

Figurative Language

Page 2: Figurative Language. What is it? Figurative language is language that communicates meanings beyond the literal meanings of the words. Words are often.

What is it?

Figurative language is language that communicates meanings beyond the literal meanings of the words.

Words are often used to symbolize ideas and concepts they would not otherwise be associated with.

Page 3: Figurative Language. What is it? Figurative language is language that communicates meanings beyond the literal meanings of the words. Words are often.

Why do writers use it?

To create effects

To emphasize ideas

To evoke emotions

Page 4: Figurative Language. What is it? Figurative language is language that communicates meanings beyond the literal meanings of the words. Words are often.

Which type of figurative language is this quote an example of?

“America was different. America was a river, roaring along, unmindful of the past. I could wade into this river, let my sins drown to the bottom, let the waters carry me someplace far. Someplace with no ghosts, no memories, and no sins.”

The Kite Runner (pg. 219)

Page 5: Figurative Language. What is it? Figurative language is language that communicates meanings beyond the literal meanings of the words. Words are often.

MetaphorA metaphor is a figure of speech

that makes a comparison between two things that are basically unlike but have something in common.

Can you find another example of metaphor in the novel?

Page 6: Figurative Language. What is it? Figurative language is language that communicates meanings beyond the literal meanings of the words. Words are often.

Which type of figurative language is this quote an example of?

“The blast echoes through the street of my father’s house. Hassan slumps to the asphalt, his life of unrequited loyalty drifting from him like the windblown kites he used to chase.”

The Kite Runner (pg. 219)

Page 7: Figurative Language. What is it? Figurative language is language that communicates meanings beyond the literal meanings of the words. Words are often.

SimileA simile is a figure of speech that makes

a comparison between two things using the word “like” or “as.”

Can you find another example of simile in the novel?

Page 8: Figurative Language. What is it? Figurative language is language that communicates meanings beyond the literal meanings of the words. Words are often.

Which type of figurative language is this quote an example of?

“That was a long time ago, but it’s wrong what they say about the past, I’ve learned, about how you can bury it. Because the past claws its way out.”

The Kite Runner (pg. 1)

Page 9: Figurative Language. What is it? Figurative language is language that communicates meanings beyond the literal meanings of the words. Words are often.

Personification

A personification is a figure of speech in which human qualities are given to an object, animal, or idea.

Can you think of another example of personification?

Page 10: Figurative Language. What is it? Figurative language is language that communicates meanings beyond the literal meanings of the words. Words are often.

This quote contains metaphors that are also an example of which other type of figurative language?“My father was a force of nature…

hands that looked capable of uprooting a willow tree, and a black glare that would drop the devil to his knees begging for mercy…”

The Kite Runner (pg. 12-13)

Page 11: Figurative Language. What is it? Figurative language is language that communicates meanings beyond the literal meanings of the words. Words are often.

HyperboleA hyperbole is a figure of speech in

which the truth is exaggerated for emphasis or humorous effect.

Can you think of another example of hyperbole?

Page 12: Figurative Language. What is it? Figurative language is language that communicates meanings beyond the literal meanings of the words. Words are often.

Cliché A cliché is a word or phrase regarded as

having lost its freshness and vigor through overuse.

Clichés are the hallmark of mediocre writing.

Good writers avoid clichéd language and instead, use original word choice and imagery.

Page 13: Figurative Language. What is it? Figurative language is language that communicates meanings beyond the literal meanings of the words. Words are often.

IdiomAn idiom is a common figure of speech

whose meaning is different from the literal meaning of its words.

Many clichés are idioms.

Many idioms are clichés.

Page 14: Figurative Language. What is it? Figurative language is language that communicates meanings beyond the literal meanings of the words. Words are often.

Prompt:Turn to page 197 in The Kite Runner

Read the paragraph that begins “A creative writing teacher…”

What are the four clichés?

Page 15: Figurative Language. What is it? Figurative language is language that communicates meanings beyond the literal meanings of the words. Words are often.

Create one clear alternative expression and oneoriginal alternative expression for each cliché.

1. “avoid them like the plague”Clear- avoid them assiduouslyOriginal- avoid them like a dieter stays away from sweets

2. “got a bum rap”Clear- got treated unfairlyOriginal- were treated like Japanese Americans after Pearl Harbor

3. “they’re dead on”Clear- they’re accurateOriginal- a lightning rod of truth

4. “elephant in the room”Clear- the uncomfortable fact that everyone is politely trying to

ignoreOriginal- the homeless man begging for change