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Figurative LanguageFigurative Language is words that do not mean exactly what they say. There will be a literal meaning and an abstract meaning.It is found in all the major parts of literature. (Fiction, Poetry, and even Non-fiction too!!!)Literal vs. Abstract MeaningLiteral – what the words really say4305300111760Abstract – what the writer is really trying to say Example: I will give you a million dollars when pigs fly. Literal = Someone can have a million dollars if he ever sees a pig fly. Abstract = A person is never going to get a million dollars because pigs do not fly.Types of Figurative LanguageSimileHave a literal and abstract meaning. MetaphorHyperbolePersonificationSymbolismImagery will not have a literal and abstract meaning. Instead you will explain what sense it relates to.Exception!ImagerySimile: Figurative Language in which a comparison of two dissimilar objects is made using the words like or as.Examples: “The clouds look like big cotton balls.” Or “Tyler was as busy as a bee.”Metaphor: Figurative Language in which a direct comparison is made without using the connector words like or as.Example: John is a grouchy bear when he gets up from his nap.Explanation: John and bear are being compared directlySymbolism: An object that holds a figurative or abstract meaning as well as its literal meaning; something that stands for something else.Example: Four Leaf CloverLiteral = A type of clover plan having four leaflets instead of the usual threeAbstract = Good Luck, Irish, Saint Patrick’s DayHyperbole: Figurative Language in which exaggeration is used to convey meaning.Example: “I told you a million times.” Or “I laughed my head off.”Hyperbole PictureAbstract / Point the writer is really trying to make.Literal / Exaggeration“If I don’t eat right now, I will starve to death”Personification: Figurative language in which a non-living or non-human thing (animal, plant, object, emotion, idea, natural force, etc.) is endowed with human senses, characteristics, and qualities.520636520637544958002584453819525261620Example: The trees waved their hands as the wind blew throughout the forestLiteral = The trees have hands and they are waving at us. Abstract = It is a windy day and the trees are moving back and forth Imagery: appeals to the reader’s five senses, it draws readers into a sceneSight, Hearing, Smell, Taste, TouchImagery can appeal to just one sense or multiple senses. Example: The meadow was bursting with the fragrant new blooms of white lilies and lavender violets.Explanation: You can see and smell the flowers because of descriptive words the writer used.5410200251460Example of what is NOT Imagery in writing: The meadow was filled with flowers.Explanation: This sentence is NOT Imagery because it does not use descriptive words appealing to the reader’s senses. -3530604857754095750-590550Sound DevicesSound Devices are not the same as figurative language.Alliteration: is the initial consonant sounds repeated in sequence. (Tongue Twister)Example: Six snakes slithered southward Example: Three grey geese in a green field grazing, Grey were the geese and green was the grazing.Repetition: is the repeating of words or phrases to create a sound effect in writing.Example: Oh Romeo, Oh Romeo, wherefore art thou, Oh RomeoOnomatopoeia: is a sound device in which the word echoes or suggest its meaning, so that the sound and sense are reinforced.Example: Hiss, Bam, Splash, Zap, Whoosh, Boom, etc. ................
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