Writing Style: Figurative Language

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Writing Style: Figurative Language Definitions/ examples/ practice

Why use it? Adds color to your writing. Establishes your voice and writing style. Creates a tone. Creates an image for your reader. Can add humor.

Types Metaphor: Comparison between two unlike things without “like” or “as”. Simile: Comparison between two unlike things using “like” or “as” Hyperbole: Exaggeration Personification: Giving human characteristics to something that is not human. Synecdoche: Using a part to represent the whole (The crown declared war).

Tips for Writing Figurative Language Think about why – don’t use it if it doesn’t fit the tone/ style you’ve established. Use it sparingly – don’t use it just because you can. Choose only the examples that develop theme/ meaning and tone/mood. Think about characters – Don’t make a mob boss say something flowery. If it isn’t something they would say, don’t write it.

Reference Wiehardt, Ginny. “What does figurative language add to writing,” www.thebalance.com, 20 March 2017. Retrieved from: www.thebalance.com/figurative-language-in-literature-and-how-it-is-used-1277118.