Figurative Language

Part 1: Two Styles of Language

Figurative Language Quiz1. Blind as a BatSimile2. Time is MoneyMetaphor3. My Computer Hates MePersonification4. Crocodiles Teeth are White Daggers Metaphor5. Her skin was cold as ice.Simile6. I was feeling under the weather.Idiom7. Gary gathered the garbage.Alliteration8. He had bad luck. OxymoronWhat are the 2 Stylesof Language?Literal LanguageFigurative Language

Figurative Vs. Literal Literal Language is meaning exactly what you say!

If I say, Please sit down! thats exactly what I meansit down!

The words have no hidden meaning they mean exactly what is being said

In Figurative Language, you dont mean EXACTLY what you say !For example, if I say.

I DO NOT MeanLets go chill!

Chill REALLY means

Hang out togetherSpend Time with Friends or FamilyDo Nothing! PlayTalkListen to MusicWatch TVCHILL!

Literally CHILLin

Figuratively CHILLin

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9 Styles of Figurative LanguageSimilesHave You Heard of These?PersonificationIdiomsMetaphorsOxymoronAlliterationHyperboleOnomatopoeiaIrony

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READSimilesPersonificationIdiomsMetaphorsOxymoronAlliterationHyperboleOnomatopoeiaMemorize Them!Understand them!identify Them!use Them!Irony

Why is Figurative LanguageSo Important ?Its a helpful Tool for writersHelps the reader to Visualize

It puts a Picture in the readers mindIt makes the writing More Interesting to read Cool !

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Figurative Language TechniquesLets look at each techniqueindividuallyGet ready for a QUIZ at the end of the presentation

SimileWhen you compare two or more things Similes use the words like or as__________as Example: I slept like a log.

MetaphorMetaphor comparing 2 thingsDo not use like or asUse linking verbs is, am, are, was, were, Example: Love is a rose.

IdiomsExpressions that are commonly usedThe meaning has nothing to do with the words that are being saidSometimes the IDIOM doesnt even have to be put into a sentence People just understand what you mean!33

IdiomExample: Bend over backwards FigurativeMeaningI do everything I can to help out this personLiteralMeaning

IdiomExample: Cant Cut the MustardFigurativeMeaningYou Cant Do it!You Cant Take it!

You Dont Have What It Takes!LiteralMeaning

PersonificationWhen a thing or animal takes on a Human characteristicThese characteristics are usually VERBS or actions that only Humans can doThink of it as something a PERSON can do

PersonificationSome Examples: 1. The FLOWERS begged for water.Notice the THING or ANIMALNotice the VERB that a person can do2. The MOON danced on the lake.3. The SUN played hide-and-seek in the clouds.

HyperboleExpression that uses Exaggeration to impact what is being saidUsed to paint a funny picture or to make a pointSimilar to an idiom

HyperboleExample: Remember Exaggeration is the Key!Your dog is so ugly We had to pay the fleas to live on him!

Alliteration Use of the same consonant sounds in words that are written together Candy and Cindy do not alliterate, but cool and kids doIt is the sound, not the letter, that is important Similar to Tongue Twisters

OnomatopoeiaWords that sound exactly like the object they name or the sound it makes Zip is an example of a onomatopoeia

AKA: Sound Words

OxymoronAn expression when two or more words are put together But when put together they take on a new and emphasized meaningThese two words have opposite meanings on their own

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OxymoronsBig SipCold SweatCrash LandingDry IceMud BathNothing MuchPlastic GlassSlumber PartySmall CrowdOld NewsInside OutFreezer BurnAuto PilotAwfully NiceOriginal CopyJumbo ShrimpHalf FullPretty Ugly

IronyIrony is the EXACT OPPOSITE of what you BELIEVE will HAPPENSpoken or Written Words that mean the opposite of their usual meaning

The Titanic was Advertised as being 100% Unsinkable

in 1912 the ship sank on its Maiden Voyage.

ButIsnt it Ironic?In 1981, while standing next to hiscar, President Ronald Regan was hit in the chest by a bullet fired by John Hinkley, Jr.

Hinkley's bullet completely missed President Reagan.

In fact

The bullet ricocheted off the car's bulletproof window and struck President Reagan in the chest.

Irony Is Everywhere!

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9. His brain is the size of a pea. Hyperbole10. The snow whispered as it fell to the ground. Personification11. Life is a rollercoaster.Metaphor12. Easy as ABC Simile13. These three free fleas sneeze. 14. The kids got out of hand. Alliteration15. He was terribly good at texting.Idiom Oxymoron

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