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FIGURATIVE LANGAUAGE
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Metaphor
Definition: A comparison of two unlike things. The tree was tremendous, an irate, steely
black steeple beside the river” (Knowles 14).
He is a beast.
“The world is a vampire, sent to drain”
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Similes
Comparison of unlike objects using ‘like’ or ‘as’
I wandered lonely as a cloud.
You are like a hurricane.
She is as fast as the wind.
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Extending Metaphors
World = Stage People = Actors Births and deaths? What else?
All the world's a stage,And all the men and women merely playersThey have their exits and their entrances
-Shakespeare
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Extending Metaphors
Pick a topic Politics Being a student Sports
(baseball, soccer, basketball, etc).
Growing up Falling in love Life Siblings English class
Pick a metaphor – be specific – if possible A baseball game A box of
chocolates A prison sentence A battle A marathon A vacation A plant A season
-Is
-Are
-Is Like
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Personification
Giving human traits (qualities, feelings, action, or characteristics) to non-living objects (things, colors, qualities, or ideas.)
Examples: The rain poured angrily. Chaos is a friend of mine.
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Technically, an animal cannot be personified. The proper word is…
Anthropomorphism!
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Allusion
Makes a reference to, or representation of, a place, event, literary work, myth, or work of art, either directly or by implication.
Examples: Fluffy from Harry Potter = Cerberus in Greek
mythology
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Hyperbole
An exaggeration used for emphasis
I’m so hungry I could eat a horse. I have 1000 things to do.
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Oxymoron
Combining of contradictory terms.
Two word paradox
“Jumbo Shrimp” “Living Dead”
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Theater Terms
Soliloquy – a character speaks to him or herself while the audience watches and listens.
Aside – Remark by a character in a ply intended to be heard by the audience but not by other characters.
Monologue – Long speech by a character.
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Tone
Attitude a writer takes toward a subject, character, or audience.
- Hints towards a certain plot development
Foreshadowing
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Pun
Form of word play which suggests two or more meanings, often used with similar sounding words.
Same word, multiple meanings-A horse is a very stable animal.- "Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a
banana."
Different word; same soundPerson 1: “Surely you can’t be serious”Person 2: “I am serious, and don’t call me
Shirly”
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Bad Puns