Figurative Language Finding more creative ways to say simple things.

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Figurative Language Finding more creative ways to say simple things

Simile A figure of speech involving a comparison between unlike things using like, as, or as though.

Simile Example He felt so good; it was as though he was on top of the world.

Metaphor A comparison between essentially unlike things without a word such as like or as.

Metaphor Example She was a cheetah on the race track; No runner could catch up to her.

Imagery An image is language that describes something that can be seen, heard, touched, tasted, or smelled. The images in a literary work are referred to, when considered together, as the work’s imagery.

Imagery Example The sun’s beams shimmered and danced on the ocean’s gentle waves. (sight image)

Personification The endowment of inanimate objects or abstract concepts with animate or living qualities.

Personification Example The yellow leaves played happily with each other in the wind.

Foreshadowing Hints at what is to come in the story.

Foreshadowing Example Whitney and Rainsford discuss what it must feel like to be hunted.

Hyperbole A figure of speech using exaggeration.

Hyperbole Example The boring English class lasted a thousand years.

What is Symbolism? Any object, person, experience that means more than what it is. EXAMPLE: A red rose is a symbol of love. Miss Vasquez symbolizes everything that is FANTASTIC ! Just Kidding! What is Mood? The emotional quality or atmosphere, that a writer creates in a story (by use of language, details, etc). EXAMPLES: Scary movies have a certain mood. What is the mood of Romeo and Juliet?

What is Theme? The overall message that can be applied to life. EXAMPLE: The theme of Kaffir Boy is that “an education can open doors where none seem to exist” What is Personification? When you give something that is non-human human qualities. EXAMPLE: The flowers danced in the wind.

What is Conflict? The struggle between opposite forces (between characters, nature, society, fate). External Conflict: Struggle with outside forces Internal Conflict: Struggle w/in character’s mind. EXAMPLE: Mark Mathabane’s external; conflict is with his father and his internal conflict deals with the issue of going to school.

Be Better Writers! Use figurative language whenever you can.