Literally words function exactly as defined The car is blue He caught the football Figuratively figure out what it means Ive got your back Youre a doll ID: 708239
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Figurative LanguageSlide2
Figurative VS. Literal Language
Literally
:
words function
exactly
as defined
The car is blue.
He caught the football.
Figuratively
:
figure out what it means
I’ve got your back.
You’re a doll.
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Figures
of SpeechSlide3
Figurative Language
A
word or phrase that does
not
have its normal everyday, literal meaning.
It is used by the writer for the sake of comparison or dramatic effect. Authors use similes, metaphors, hyperbole, and personification to make their stories more interesting.Slide4
Simile
A simile uses the words “
like
” or “
as
” to compare one object or
idea with another to suggest they are alike.Example: busy as a beeSlide5
Important!
Using “like” or “as” doesn’t make a simile.
A
comparison
must be made.
Not a Simile: I
like
pizza.
Simile
:
The moon is
like
a pizza.Slide6
Metaphor
The metaphor states a fact or draws a verbal picture by the use of
comparison.
A
metaphor makes a
direct
comparison - it says you are something.Example: You are what you eat.Slide7
Personification
A figure of speech in which
human characteristics
are given to an animal or an object.
Example
:
The sunlight danced.Slide8
Alliteration
The
repetition
of the same initial letter, sound, or group of sounds in a series of words.
Alliteration includes tongue twisters.
Example
: She sells seashells by the seashore.Slide9
Onomatopoeia
The use of a word to describe or imitate a
natural sound
or the sound made by an object or an action.
Example
:
snap, crackle, pop, splatSlide10
Hyperbole
An
exaggeration
that is so dramatic that no one would believe the
statement is true.
Tall tales are hyperboles.
Example: My backpack weighs a ton!Slide11
Oxymoron
A figure of speech that combines two
opposing
or
contradictory
ideas.
Example: pretty ugly, jumbo shrimp, freezer burn