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Figurative Language - PPT 2

This document provides definitions and examples of various types of figurative language including alliteration, hyperbole, metaphor, simile, onomatopoeia, personification, oxymoron, paradox, parallelism, repetition, allusion, pun, satire, parody, synecdoche, aphorism, idiom, irony, juxtaposition, connotation, denotation, assonance and consonance. Each term is defined in 1-2 sentences and an example is given to illustrate the concept.

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Figurative Language - PPT 2

This document provides definitions and examples of various types of figurative language including alliteration, hyperbole, metaphor, simile, onomatopoeia, personification, oxymoron, paradox, parallelism, repetition, allusion, pun, satire, parody, synecdoche, aphorism, idiom, irony, juxtaposition, connotation, denotation, assonance and consonance. Each term is defined in 1-2 sentences and an example is given to illustrate the concept.

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Figurative Language

We’ll cover tons of them!


We’ll cover these:
● Alliteration ● Oxymoron
● Hyperbole ● Paradox
● Metaphor ● Parallelism
● Simile ● Repetition
● Onomatopoeia ● Allusion
● Personification ● Pun
● Parody ● Satire
● Synecedoche ● Aphorism
● Idiom ● Connotation/denotation
● Irony ● Assonance/Consonance
● Juxtaposition
Alliteration

● Alliteration happens when the beginning


of words start with the same consonant
or vowel sounds.
● All the words must be close together.
Alliteration

● Examples:
● Sally Sold seven sea shells at the sea
shore.
● The crazy cat climbed up the crooked
cable.
Hyperbole

● Hyperbole is a figure of speech that


uses exaggeration to give a certain
impact within your statement.
● You use these a million times a day!
Hyperbole

● Examples:
● Sounds like a herd of buffalo!
● Working like a dog!
● She’s madder than an old wet hen!
● I bit off more than I can chew!
Metaphor

● A metaphor is a figure of speech that


compares dissimilar objects that are
alike in some way.
● They help create a clearer picture.
● DO NOT use these words: like, as,
than, similar to and resembles.
Metaphor

● Examples:
● That guy is a motor mouth.
● Means that guy is never quiet

● That athlete is a powerhouse.


● Means the athlete is strong
Simile

● A simile is a figure of speech which


resembles a metaphor but uses these
words: like, as, than, similar to.
Simile

● Examples:
● The lie formed like a blister on his lips.
● Means: he lied and it was ugly.
● Her heart was like a shattered light bulb.
● Means: she was heart-broken.
Onomatopoeia

● Onomatopoeia is the usage of word


which best demonstrates the sound it
makes.
● Comics are a good resource to find
these “sound words” such as: crash,
boom, bang, crunch, kerplunk, zap and
buzz.
Onomatopoeia

● Examples:
● The water gurgled down the drain.
● The little kid slurped his soup.
● The noisy chicken clucked her head
off!
Personification

● Personification is a figure of speech


which uses a strategy to give objects,
things or animals human characteristics
which we recognize in ourselves.
● Personification has the root word
“person” to give you a clue as to how
this figure of speech was developed.
Personification

● Examples:
● The camera hates me.
● Means: I take an awful picture.
● Technology is out to get me!
● Means: I can’t get it to work when I want
it to.
Oxymoron

● A two to three word phrase that contains


opposite words or ideas

● Example: Wise fool


● Working Vacation
● Plastic Glasses
Paradox

● An extended oxymoron. It pits


contradictory ideas against one another
so that the statement appears to be
untrue. However, when the reader
evaluates a paradox in context, he or
she discovers the paradox to hold a
profound truth.
Paradox

● Example:
● “Good men must not obey the laws too
well.” Ralph Waldo Emmerson
● “Much Madness is Divinest Sense”
Emily Dickinson
Parallelism

● It is the repetition of words, phrases or


sentence structures.
● It adds rhythm and emotional impact to
writing.
● It appears in poetry, speeches, and
other literary forms.
Parallelism

● Ex. Not only is she my mother, but she


is also my best friend. …not only, but
also
● I need her to love me, to comfort me,
and to protect me.
Repetition

● Words or phrases repeated in writing to


produce emphasis, rhythm, and/or
sense of urgency.
● Ex. The cook was a good cook, as
cooks go; and as cooks go, she went.
● “I…I…I…don’t have Mme. Forestier’s
necklace.”
Allusion

● A reference made to a famous person,


place, or event. Allusions should be
familiar to the author’s intended
audience for them to be effective.
Allusions…

● Mary said, “Cale is my Prince


Charming!”
● Kevin doesn’t do so well in math, but in
art class, he’s a regular Picasso.
Pun…a play on words

● People have a happy time vacationing


in Ireland because they are walking on
Eire.
● In the winter my dog wears his coat, but
in the summer he wears his coat and
pants.
Satire

● Writing that makes fun of habits, ideas,


or weaknesses in a person, an
institution, an entire society, or humanity
in general.

●
Parody

● Writing that makes fun of a piece of


literature, art or music.
●

● Ex. Weird Al Yankovic’s songs


Synecdoche

● a figure of speech in which the word for


part of something is used to mean the
whole, e.g. "sail" for "boat," or vice
versa

● bread for food, the army for a soldier, or


copper for a penny
Aphorism

● Is any general truth conveyed in a short


and pithy sentence, in such a way that
when once heard it is unlikely to pass
from memory.

● Example: He who rocks the boat


seldom has time to row it.
Idiom

● A phrase common to people who speak


the same language that doesn’t literally
mean what it says.

● Ex. Cat got your tongue


● Ex. Two Peas in a Pod
Irony

● Is a contradictory statement or situation


Juxtaposition

●Is two random objects moving in parallel


Examples:
● A butler spends his days in a beautiful mansion dressed in a
tuxedo, but returns home to a closet-sized apartment in a
rundown part of town.
● A waitress is remarkably rude and impatient with a doting
couple. She is extremely kind, though, to a quiet man who is
eating alone with a book.

● http://literarydevices.net/juxtaposition/
Connotation Denotation

● Is the thoughts, ● Is the dictionary


feelings, and images definition of a word
associated with a ● Ex.
word. America-denotes the
● Ex. America- country south of
connotes freedom, Canada and north of
individualism, and Mexico.
opportunity.
Assonance

● Is the repetition of
vowel sounds at the
beginning, middle,
or end of a word.
● Ex. He is all pine,
and I apple orchard
(a sound)

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