Figurative Language GROUP TWO Working with vocabulary words for February --- start of the literary terms unit Please follow the directions on each slide…
Language that communi- cates meaning beyond the literal meanings of the words.
1 Myers’ PSYCHOLOGY (7th Ed) Chapter 6 Perception James A. McCubbin, PhD Clemson University Worth Publishers.
Poetry TAKE NOTES! Did I hear complaining?? Didn’t think so.
Poetry TAKE NOTES!. Figurative Language Word or phrase that is not to be understood on a literal level Ex: It’s raining cats and dogs.
Etymology terms. Euphemism A word or phrase that is considered less offensive or less vulgar than the one it replaces “she passed away today”
Poetic Devices Terminology to help us write and read poetry!
Rhetoric The art of speaking, writing and communicating effectively. Rhetoric is a tool writers and speakers use in order to influence the judgment or.
Parts of Speech
Myers’ PSYCHOLOGY (7th Ed)
Figurative language
NOUN = person, place, idea, or thing Common – general name Ex: car Proper – name of a particular person, place, or thing Ex: Honda Concrete –
