PPT-Personification and Alliteration

Personification Giving human characteristics to things which are not human Ex seasons animals objects My battery is dying Personification examples The headlights blinked in the darkness. “Poetry is when an emotion has found its thought and the thought has found words.” ~Robert Frost. Poetic. . Devices. The Sounds of Poetry. Onomatopoeia. When a word’s pronunciation imitates its sound.. Figurative Language . What do you know? . Simile . Metaphor . Personification . Alliteration . Onomatopoeia . Hyperbole . Simile . Sir Andrew, whirling like a blown leaf, . What does it tell us about him? . Figurative Language. Similes . A simile is a comparison between two unlike things that have something in common. . A simile always uses . like . or . as. to make the comparison. . Simile = similar . Hyperbole. Your suitcase weighs a ton!. Half Rhyme . Hold/Bald. Irony. The name of Britain’s biggest dog was “Tiny”. . Personification. To give human or personal qualities to inanimate things or ideas. …in advertisements. Task: . Name the LFF used in each . adertisement. Explain the “effect” of each LFF, . eg. : how does the LFF:. Creates . humour. Creates a sound. Attracts the attention of the responder. . Onomatopoeia, Hyperbole, Idioms. . Figurative Language . . (figures of speech). Comparing seemingly unlike things using the words . like . or . as. “. Life is . like. a box of chocolates, you never know what you’re going to get.” . English 1200. What is poetry?. Poetry is writing that focuses on detail, emotions, and feeling. . Poetry often rhymes or has a distinctive rhythm.. What is figurative language?. Figurative language is language that has meaning beyond its literal meaning. . Metaphor. A figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one object or idea is applied to another- suggesting a likeness or analogy between them. . Example: . This homework was a breeze. . Ballad. Connotation. Figurative Language. Free Verse. Lyric. Onomatopoeia. Personification. Rhythm. Meter. Rhyme. Sonnet. Stanza. Verse. Blank Verse. Concrete Poem. Paradox. Repetition. Narrative Poem. The Rime of the Ancient Mariner. OH sleep! it is a gentle thing,. Beloved from pole to pole!. To Mary Queen the praise be given!. She . s. ent the gentle . s. leep from Heaven,. That . s. lid into my . Alliteration. personification. simile. assonance. onomatopoeia. allusion. hyperbole. Imagery. Alliteration:. . Repetition . of the . first. consonant. .  .                                                            . Hi, my name is Figgy. 2. What does Figgy do for your writing?. Figgy helps you look at your world differently. . Figgy compares things.. Figgy appeals to your five senses.. Figgy makes your writing more interesting!. (Definitions). Makes a comparison between 2 or more things that are not alike and uses the words “like” or “as”. . The word is the same as the sound it makes. Makes a comparison between 2 or more things that are not alike. is giving human traits (qualities, feelings, action, or characteristics) to non-living objects (things, colors, qualities, or ideas).. For example:. The window winked at me.  . Turn to the window. Do you see it winking? Are you really trying? Look hard- Can you see it yet?.