Introducing Figurative Language
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Introducing Figurative Language
a.k.a. Literary Elements
Simile A simile is a figure of speech that,
like metaphor, compares unlike things in order to describe something. Similes do not state that something is another thing, however. Instead, they compare using the word "like" or "as." Some scholars refer to simile as a type of metaphor.
Examples of Similes The truck was as big as Jupiter and just as garish.
Her coat looked like a wet paper bag that had been trampled.
He was as tired as if he'd been digging ditches all day.
Metaphor A metaphor is a figure of speech
that compares unlike things by saying that one thing is the other. Often metaphors are simple comparisons, but they can be extended so that different aspects of the things compared are treated separately.
Examples of Metaphors He was a fierce bull ready to attack.
She is a flower among women.
Personification Personification is a figure of
speech in which human qualities are attributed to an animal, object, or idea.
Examples of Personification The video camera observed
the whole scene. The car engine coughed
and sputtered when it started during the blizzard.
Hyperbole A hyperbole is an
exaggeration or overstatement for effect.
Examples of a Hyperbole The man was as wide as a
mountain and twice as tall.(Note that this sentence is also a simile.)
I nearly died laughing. This reading book weighs a ton.
Alliteration Alliteration is a poetic or
literary effect achieved by using several words that begin with the same or similar consonants
Examples of Alliteration “Whither wilt thou wander,
wayfarer?” Sally sells seashells by the
sea shore. Many men marched merrily.
Onomatopoeia Onomatopoeia is the use of
words that sound like the noises they describe.
Examples of Onomatopoeia Hiss Buzz
Rhyme Rhyme is the repetition of
sounds at the ends of words.
Examples of Rhyme
See/me Hat/cat Shoot/loot
Rhythm Rhythm is the beat you hear as
you read a poem aloud. This beat is affected by which syllables are stressed and which are unstressed. Stressed words are read with more emphasis.
Example of Rhythm
Hickory dickery dock The mouse ran up the clock
Repetition Repetition is the use of a
word, phrase, sound, or line more than once.
Examples of RepetitionThe rain makes still pools on the sidewalk.The rain makes running pools in the gutter. The rain plays a little sleep-song on our
roof at night—And I love the rain.
-from “April Rain Song” by Langston Hughes
Rhyme Scheme Rhyme Scheme is the order
of sounds that occur at the ends of the lines of a poem.
Example of Rhyme Scheme
Rhyme SchemeHickory, dickery, dock, aThe mouse ran up the clock, aThe clock struck 12:00, bThe mouse ran down, cHickory, dickery, dock. a