Figurative Language Literary Terms MS Teacher Figurative Language Literary Terms 10/25/2016
Tone The attitude a writer takes toward his or her subject, characters, or audience. 10/25/2016
Tone/Attitude Indifferent Depressed Silly Whimsical Serious Cynical 10/25/2016
Figures of speech: simile, metaphor, personification, idiom, hyperbole Expressions that are not literally true Example simile vs. metaphor He is a pig. (metaphor) He eats like a pig. (simile) 10/25/2016
Idiom-Figure of speech An expression that is not literally true. It is often difficult to understand the meaning. Ex. Head over heels in love. She’s off her rocker. Raining cats and dog. Kicked the bucket. 10/25/2016
euphemism A nice way of saying something that is uncomfortable. jail-correctional facility relieve myself/restroom “final solution”- kill all Jews “better place” -dead
Personification Personification- giving human traits to something not human. Ex. the lights blinked. The moon walked. The stars danced. 10/25/2016
Hyperbole=exaggeration An exaggeration I could eat a horse. It took 1,000 men to carry the coffin. 10/25/2016
Symbols-often connected to the story’s theme Objects that stand for something more. Ex. American eagle is a symbol of freedom. $ is a symbol for money. Public symbol-most understand Heart beat in “The Tell-Tale Heart” may be a symbol of the narrator’s guilt. 10/25/2016
Imagery-pictures Images/pictures- often helps reader imagine Sensory language- Sight, hear, taste, smell, tough= will help create imagery. Ex. the red barn (visual) The whining cat (auditory/hear) The salty ocean water (taste) The sweet smell of chocolate chip cookies in the over The rough feel of sandpaper 10/25/2016
allusion An indirect reference Ex. the garden of Eden- It’s like when Eve ate from the tree. Jonas/Jonah Gabriel-angel Gabriel/messenger Joan Crawford 10/25/2016
Figures of speech A word or phrase that describes one thing in terms of another that is not meant to be understood literally Ex. Hold your horses. Ex. Poems hide. Ex. He is a firecracker.
Literal vs. Figurative Language
Figurative- imaginary Literal vs. Figurative Literal= true Non-fiction-true Figurative- imaginary
A simile is a comparison of two unlike things using like or as.
Simile Like As Resembles Than
He has broom hair- metaphor (direct comparison)
I am a blue balloon floating away.
Personification: giving human traits to something not human The rain dances. The moon walks. The wheels whine
What is the idiom?
Hyperbole is an exaggeration My backpack weighs a ton! What does this hyperbole suggest? Hyperbole is an exaggeration
Symbol A person, place, thing, or event that has meaning in itself and stands for something beyond itself as well.
hyperbole Exaggeration