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1 Figurative Language Purpose:
Definition: the speech or writing that departs from the literal meaning Purpose: Enhances imagery Ex- The flowers waltzed in the gentle breeze. Adds emotional intensity Ex- My feet are killing me. to be more concise Ex- Her life passed her by.

2 Simile Comparison of unlike things with the words like or as
Ex-love is like the wind Metaphor Comparison of unlike things to highlight similarities Ex-life is a roller coaster Personification Giving attributes of a human being to an object, animal or concept Ex- Whispering wind or the dancing flames

3 Apostrophe Addressing someone absent, dead or inhuman in a way that implies they will respond
Ex- “Come then, sweet death, and rid me of this greif” Synecdoche Using a part of something to represent the whole Ex- “hired hands” refers to laborers Metonymy Using something closely associated to represent the idea actually meant Ex- “the oval office” refers to the president

4 Introduction to Poetry by Billy Collins
I ask them to take a poem and hold it up to the light like a color slide Or press an ear against its hive I say drop a mouse into a poem and watch him probe his way out Or walk inside the poem’s room and feel the walls for a light switch I want them to waterski across the surface of a poem waving at the author's name on the shore But all they want to do is tie the poem to a chair with a rope and torture a confession out of it They begin beating it with a hose to find out what it really means Simile comparing a poem to color slide Teacher wants students to look at it and see the pictures, not just read it Metaphor comparing a poem to a hive Teacher wants students to listen and hear the poems “noise” Metaphor comparing a poem to a mouse in a maze How does it feel getting through the poem, intricate or straightforward? Metaphor comparing a poem to an elusive light bulb Look for the places the poem makes sense Metaphor comparing a poem to water Teacher wants students to just skim over it and enjoy, not look too deep Personifies the poem Poems don’t want to be overanalyzed Poems should be enjoyed

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