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Figurative
Language
What is figurative language?
Whenever you describe something by
comparing it with something else,
you are using figurative language
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Descriptions of people or objects
stated in terms of our senses
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Example:
The muscles on his
brawny arms are
strong as iron
bands
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”
as faithful as a dog
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as ferocious as a tiger
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Metaphor
A figure of speech that compares two
unlike things WITHOUT using the words
like or as and states the comparison as
if it were a fact
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• You are the light in my life
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Example:
“The wind yells
while blowing
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Only a living thing
can yell
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The sun greeted me this morning
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The wind screamed as it raced around the
house
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• Trees bowed to the ground
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Alliteration
Repeated consonant sounds occurring
at the beginning of words or within
words
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Alliteration examples…
• Carries cat clawed her couch, creating chaos
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• Eric’s eagle eats eggs, enjoying each episode
of eating
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• Hannah’s home has heat hopefully
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Onomatopoeia
The use of words that mimic sounds
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Hyperbole examples…
• The lottery winner's grin stretched
from New York City to Los Angeles
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• I have died everyday waiting for you
• It was so cold, I saw polar bears
wearing jackets
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• I had a ton of homework
Idioms
An idiom or idiomatic
expression refers to a
construction or expression
in one language that cannot
be matched or directly
translated word-for-word
in another language
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To keep an eye out for
someone means to watch
out for them
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Example:
• “This is my brilliant son who failed
out of college
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Euphemism
The substitution of an agreeable or
inoffensive expression for one that may
offend or suggest something unpleasant
Example:
• Passed away – died
• I’m busy – Leave me the alone
• Your being let go – Your Fired
METONYMY
In Metonymy an object is
designated by the name of the
something which is generally
associated with it
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Red-coats, for British soldiers
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Example:
They promised freedom and
provided slavery
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Example:
Carlye’s “O Liberty, what
things are done in thy name
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It is the opposite of
Hyperbole
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• Example:
• Summer fun
• Rise high in the bright sky
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”
“Freedom is slavery
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”
My weakness is my strength
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Known as a compressed
paradox
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Examples:
• Give us this day our daily bread (for food)
• He has many mouths to feed