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Slide1
Figurative Language
speech/writing
that departs
from literal meaning in order to
achieve a
special effect or
meaning.
Slide2Imagery
Imagery: language that creates a recognizable world
by drawing
on our
five senses.
Example:
“
The smell of the pine trees was spicy, the same smell as Christmas morning as you unwrap your presents.”
Slide3Metaphor
Metaphor: suggests a comparison by wording a
sentence as
if two unlike things are the same. The comparison
is never
directly
stated.
Example:
“But
my mother’s hair…is the warm smell of bread
before you
bake it.”
Slide4Simile
Simile: a comparison is directly stated using “like” or “as
”
Example: “They don’t walk like ordinary dogs but leap and somersault
like an
apostrophe and comma” (71).
Slide5Personification
Personification: language that attributes human
qualities to
things, animals, or
nature.
Example: “Looking smaller still, our house with its feet tucked under like
a cat
” (22).
Slide6Hyperbole
Hyperbole: A figure of speech in which exaggeration
is used
for emphasis or
effect.
Example:
“My grandmother was born when dinosaurs still roamed the earth.”
Slide7Alliteration
Alliteration: repetition within a line or phrase of
the same
initial
sound or letter.
Example: “One mother who is tired all the time from buttoning
and bottling
, and babying”(29).
Slide8Assonance and Consonance
Consonance:
repetition of consonant sounds within a phrase (again, not always the initial letter!)
The bla
ck
chi
ck
en pe
ck
ed at the
c
andy
c
orn.
Assonance:
repetition of vowel sounds within a phrase (not the initial letter!)
L
i
ke a d
i
amond
i
n the sk
y
.
Slide9Activity
Grab a copy of
The House on Mango Street
.
Look for at least two examples of each type of figurative language.
Write out the quote, the page number, and one sentence explaining what the figurative language means literally
FOR SIMILES AND METAPHORS
.
You may work with a partner.
Slide10Talking About Meaning of the Work
When you finish with your figurative language, write me a paragraph explaining what you think the
meaning of the work
is.
What lesson or message can we learn from Esperanza and her experiences?
Give specific evidence from the text that supports your meaning of the work.
Slide11When You Finish
Write your sentences using figurative language!
You must have one sentence for each of the six types.
Imitate the subject of your first vignette if you have it. If not, choose something that you can write about easily.
Put your six sentences into a vignette-like paragraph. You’re telling a story using figurative language!
Figurative Language speech/writing
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