2. Joyet 20041 Language Types We’re going to look at two types of language: figurative language and literal language

3. Joyet 20042 My meaning is exactly what I say. To be literal is to mean what you say. For example: If I tell you to sit down! I mean it literally: “sit down,” as in: “sit in your seat now, please.”

4. Joyet 20043 I mean exactly what I say. Here’s another example. I’m tired and going home. This means “I’m tired and I’m going home” there is no other meaning other than what is said.

5. Joyet 20044 Figurative I’m not suggesting we get into the freezer. To be figurative is to not mean what you say but imply something else. For example: If, I tell you: “let’s go chill!”

6. Joyet 20045 It has nothing to do with temperature. “let’s go chill” … …means let’s relax together and do something fun.

7. Joyet 20046 Figurative vs. Literal Confused? Think of it this way: Literal is real Figurative is imaginary

8. 7 Why Figurative Language? figurative language helps the writer paint a picture in the reader’s mind.

9. Joyet 20048 Figurative language does not always mean what is being said or read, but serves to make it more interesting.

10. 9 Seven Techniques of Figurative Language

11. Joyet 200410 The seven techniques you need to know: onomatopoeia alliteration simile metaphor personification idiom hyperbole Seven Techniques of Figurative Language

12. Joyet 200411 Onomatopoeia The formation or use of words that imitate the sounds associated with the objects

13. Joyet 200412 Onomatopoeia Examples of the onomatopoeia: Bang, went the gun! Swoosh went the basketball through the hoop.

14. Joyet 200413 Onomatopoeia

15. Joyet 200414 Alliteration A poetic device which repeats the same beginning sound for effect. Sally sells seashells by the seashore rolling, racing, roaring, rapids

16. Joyet 200415 Simile He is as busy as a bee. They are like two peas in a pod. A simile is a figurative language technique where a comparison of two unlike things is made using like or as.

17. Joyet 200416 Simile “How like the winter hath my absence been” “So are you to my thoughts as food to life” (Shakespeare).

18. Joyet 200417 simile The cat was as scary as a ____. The night is like a ____. The moon is like a ____ The scarecrow was as scary a ____.

19. Joyet 200418 Metaphor A poetic comparison of two or more unlike things that does not use the words like or as. She is a graceful swan. He is a golden god.

20. Joyet 200419 Brian was a wall, bouncing every tennis ball back over the net. This metaphor compares Brian to a wall because __________. a. He was very strong. b. He was very tall. c. He kept returning the balls. d. His body was made of cells.

21. Joyet 200420 Cindy was such a mule. We couldn’t get her to change her mind. The metaphor compares Cindy to a mule because she was __________. a. always eating oats b. able to do hard work c. raised on a farm d. very stubborn

22. Joyet 200421 The poor rat didn’t have a chance. Our old cat, a bolt of lightning, caught his prey. The cat was compared to a bolt of lightning because he was _______. a. very fastb. very bright c. not fond of fleasd. very old

23. Joyet 200422 Personification Personification is a figurative language technique in which human characteristics are given to nonhuman things.

24. Joyet 200423 Personification The leaves danced in the wind Example of personification: The heat ripped the breath from her lungs.

25. Joyet 200424 Personification Hunger sat shivering on the road Flowers danced about the lawn.

26. Joyet 200425 Personification The sleeping water reflected the evening sky. Humidity breathed in the girl's face and ran its greasy fingers through her hair. The tree arrested the oncoming car.

27. Joyet 200426 Idiom An idiom is a figurative language technique that does not mean what is literally being said.

28. Joyet 200427 Idiom Remember what literal means? This is the opposite. Think about it. When you tell your hommie “chill,” are you suggesting they walk into a freezer? No.

29. Joyet 200428 Idioms Mommy says: “Daddy is a little pigeon-toed.” We were chewing the fat. It’s raining cats and dogs. She’s as sharp as a tack. I wish he would kick the bucket.

30. Joyet 200429 Hyperbole exaggeration

31. Joyet 200430 Hyperbole “He never speaks to her.” Never? That is a very long time. Hyperbole means to exaggerate.

32. Joyet 200431 Hyperbole We have a ton of work. A ton is a lot of work. A ton is two thousand pounds.

33. Joyet 200432 Hyperbole I told you a million times. I don’t mind repeating myself, but a million times? That’s a lot.

34. Joyet 200433 We’ve looked at Literal vs. Figurative Remember: Real vs. Imaginary

35. Joyet 200434 We’ve looked at Seven Figurative Language. techniques: onomatopoeia alliteration simile metaphor personification idiom hyperbole