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What is figurative language?
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Words/phrases that add figurative meaning to your writing
figurative (connotation) Ex: I am so tired; I could sleep for a year! literal (denotation) Ex: I am so tired; I am going to fall asleep easily tonight. |
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Simile
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Comparison between two unlike things using the words “like” or “as”
Ex: Realizing she was late for class, she ran through the halls like a gazelle running away from a predator. Ex: Billy gulped down his water as a thirsty race-horse does after winning the big race. |
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Metaphor
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Comparison between two unlike things (a deeper meaning than a simile)
Ex: My mother is a sunrise. Ex: Her mind was a furious ocean of thought. |
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Personification
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Giving human-like qualities to non-human things or inanimate objects
Ex: The trees in the forest danced as the wind began to blow. Ex: The sad house sat all alone in the forest, wishing for life to enter it. |
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Imagery
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Language that produces clear or vivid mental pictures; language that appeals to the senses
Ex: The crisp, cool air hit our faces as we stepped out into the crunching snow. Ex:The creepy sounds of the forest lingered in our ears as we listened to the silent threats. |
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Synecdoche
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A part is used to represent a whole
Ex: Let’s go take our new wheels out for a spin! Ex: The aging football player hung up his cleats for the last time. |
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Oxymoron/Paradox
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Also referred to as irony, a statement or situation that seems to be a contradiction but reveals a truth
Ex: In “The Gift of the Magi” Della and Jim are referred to as “one of the richest couples on earth.” jumbo shrimp a cold burning sensation |
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Repetition
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Alliteration
The repetition of consonant sounds in a line of poetry Ex: The slip-slop of the sea sounds caught our attention. Assonance The repetition of vowel sounds in a line of poetry Ex: The moaning and groaning was, oh, so sad. |
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Rhyme
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Correspondence of syllables, especially at the end of a line of poetry
Ex: There was an old woman who lived in a shoe She had so many children, she didn’t know what to do Approximate Rhyme |
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Key Categories of Poetry
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Narrative – tells a story
Dramatic – tells a story/two or more characters Lyric—expresses an emotion Sonnet—14 lines, rhymed meter with set pattern Epic—long/tells a story of a hero or legend Ode—poem of reverence/often lyrical Ballad—lyrical/expresses emotion/can tell story Blank Verse—unrhymed iambic pentameter (meter) Free Verse—Poetry that has no set meter or rhyme |
