Figurative lang-overview [autosaved]

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The opposite of literal
language.
Figurative language is
language that means more than
what it says on the surface.
It usually gives us a feeling
about its subject.
Recognizing Figurative Language

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 Simile
 Metaphor
 Alliteration
 Personification
 Hyperbole
 Irony
 Apostrophe
 Metonymy
 Synecdoche
 Onomatopoeia
 Imagery
Types of Figurative
Language


 A figure of speech which involves a
direct comparison between two unlike
things, usually with the words like or
as.
Example: The muscles on his brawny
arms are strong as iron bands.
Simile


 A figure of speech which involves an implied
comparison between two relatively unlike things
using a form of be. The comparison is not
announced by like or as.
Example:
The road was a ribbon wrapped through the desert.
Metaphor


 A figure of speech which gives the
qualities of a person to an animal,
an object, or an idea.
Example: “The wind yells while
blowing."
The wind cannot yell. Only a
living thing can yell.
Personification


 An exaggerated statement used to
heighten effect. It is not used to
mislead the reader, but to emphasize a
point.
Example: She’s said so on several
million occasions.
Hyperbole

ADDRESSING PERSONIFIED OBJECTS
AS REAL PERSONS,THE ABSENT AS
IF THEY WERE PRESENT AND THE
DEAD AS IF THEY WERE ALIVE.
Ex: Rizal, rise up and
save the starving
Filipinos!
APOSTROPHE

 The use of words to convey the
opposite of their literal meanin.
 Ex: It was very nice of you to open my
letter. Thank you very much.
 2. Your friend turns up in ripped
jeans. With a smirk, you say, "I see
you have put on your best clothes!"
IRONY

 a figure of speech where a name of
one thing is replaced with the name
of something that is closely
associated with it.
 Ex: 1.'We have always remained
loyal to the crown',
 2. Malacañang supports RH Bill.
METONYMY


 a part is used to represent a
whole
 Ex: 1. The poor woman has ten
hungry mouths to feed.
 2. "The sputtering economy
could make the difference if
you're trying to get a deal on a
new set of wheels.
SYNECDOCHE


 The use of words that mimic
sounds.
Example:
The firecracker made a loud ka-
boom!
Onomatopoeia


 Repeated consonant sounds occurring at the beginning
of words or within words.
Example:
1. She was wide-eyed and wondering while
she waited for Walter to waken.
2. She sells seashells by the seashore'.
Alliteration

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 Language that appeals to the senses.
Descriptions of people or objects
stated in terms of our senses in the
reader’s mind.
Imagery
• Sight
• Hearing
• Touch
• Taste
• Smell


sight: the rose is bright red
hearing: it sounds like the chirping of
several birds, with their high voices.
smell: the air smells like going to the
countryside. fresh and green. no
smell of smoke but the fresh waters
and the leaves.
touch: it feels bumpy yet gives off a
welcoming warmth
taste: it tastes sweet yet spicy at once,
with a tinge of orange taste.

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Choose the best answer.
The sea licked the grass at the edge
of the shore.
1. The sentence above is an example
of a/an
a. simile
b. personification
c. metaphor
d. idiom


You're just throwing money down
the drain.
2. The above sentence is an example
of a/an
a. metaphor
b. idiom
c. personification
d. simile


These walls have ears.
of a/an
a. simile
b. personification
c. metaphor
d. idiom


His room was a junk pile.
of a/an
a. simile
b. metaphor
c. personification
d. idiom

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The train was an angry animal
roaring down the tracks.
of a/an
a. metaphor
b. simile
c. idiom
d. personification


The mother is a tigress in
defending her children.
6. The above sentence is an
example of a/an
a. idiom
b. metaphor
c. simile
d. personification


The baby's skin was like a rose
petal.
of a/an
a. personification
b. idiom
c. metaphor
d. simile

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8. His pen flew across the page,
frantically trying to catch up to
what the teacher was saying.
The above sentence is an example
of a/an
a. personification
b. metaphor
c. idiom
d. simile


The moonless night was dark as
black velvet.
of a/an
a. simile
b .metaphor
c. idiom
d. personification


The sheets hanging on the
clothesline danced in the wind.
example of a/an
a. simile
b. personification
c. idiom
d. Metaphor


The hungry waves grabbed our
sand castle and pulled it into the
foamy sea.
example of a/an
a. idiom
b. simile
c. metaphor
d. personification


The bacon was sizzling in the frying
pan.
of a/an
a. personification
b. hyperbole
c. onomatopoeia
d. Metaphor


Some students would rather eat dirt
and die than have to sit down and
read a book.
of a/an
a. onomatopoeia
b. hyperbole
c. idiom
d. personification


Jovial Jake joined Judy for juice.
example of a/an
a. onomatopoeia
b. hyperbole
c. personification
d. alliteration

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Pop bottle, pop bottles in pop
shops.Pop bottles, pop bottles, little
Pops drops
example of a/an
a. alliteration
b. hyperbole
c. personification
d. alliteration

 Alliteration Lesson Plan and Resources
http://volweb.utk.edu/Schools/bedford/harrisms/1allitera.htm
 Hyperbole- Lesson Plans and Resources
http://volweb.utk.edu/Schools/bedford/harrisms/10lesson.htm
 Idiom Lesson Plan
 Imagery- Lesson Plans and Resources
http://volweb.utk.edu/Schools/bedford/harrisms/imagery2.htm
 Lesson Plan for Puns
 Onomatopoeia- Lesson Plans and Resources
 Personification Lesson Plans and Resources
 Proverbs- Lesson Plans and Resources
http://volweb.utk.edu/Schools/bedford/harrisms/proverbs2.htm
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