Figurative Language

SimileMetaphor

PersonificationHyperbole

What is Figurative Language?

When you describe something by comparing it with something else, you are using figurative language.

The earth is a clock!

SimileA simile uses the words “like” or “as” to compare one object or idea with another to suggest they are alike.A simile would say you are like something;

Example: The earth is like a clock!

The earth is like a clock!

MetaphorA metaphor is more positive - it says you are something.The metaphor states a fact or draws a verbal picture by the use of comparison.

Examples: You ARE what you eat.The earth is a clock!

The earth is like a clock!

Personification A figure of speech in which human characteristics are givento an animal or an object. Example: 25 The Sun came up upon the left,   Out of the sea came he!  And he shone bright, and on the right  Went down into the sea.

HyperboleAn exaggeration that is so dramatic that no one would believe the statement is true.

Tall tales are hyperboles.

Example: She carries the world on her shoulders.

CharacterizationCHARACTERIZATION is the method used by a writer to develop a character. It can take the form of showing the character's appearance his/her actions, revealing his/her thoughts, etc. Direct Characterization:Direct description of characterIndirect Characterization: Dialogue or Action inform viewer about the character.

IronyThree kinds of irony:

1. verbal irony is when an author says one thing and means something else.2. dramatic irony is when an audience perceives something that a character in the literature does not know.3. irony of situation is a discrepancy between the expected result and actual results.

Conflict

Internal Conflict:Struggle with oneself

External Conflict: Struggle with world, weather, another person.

IdiomBarking Up The Wrong Tree: A mistake made in something you are trying to achieve.Beat A Dead Horse: To force an issue that has already ended.Between A Rock And A Hard Place: Stuck between two very bad options.Bite Off More Than You Can Chew: To take on a task that is way to big.Bite Your Tongue: To avoid talking.Blood Is Thicker Than Water: The family bond is closer than anything else.

ParadoxI love talking about nothing, Father. It's the only thing I know anything about."The old verbal paradox still holds tree, that blackberries are green when they are red."

Clichés A cliché is an expression that has been used so often that it has become triteand sometimes boring. Example: Many hands make light work.

OxymoronI love talking about nothing, Father. It's the only thing I know anything about.

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