This strategy is characterized by using the imagination of the reader. This can be done with comparative language by using a simile, metaphor or through the personification of the subject. A great way to think about figurative language is that figurative language can be easily drawn due to the descriptive nature of Figurative language. In my positive paragraph I used the phrase, “The bound books full of knowledge”. This phrase is an example of Figurative language due to the fact that, the bound books have been personified (or given human qualities). These books really just have print on the papers inside them. They are not actually “full of knowledge”. This is situation is not literal. The reason why this was positive is due to the positive view that society has on individuals whom are very intelligent. This works as a great personification. However, personification is not the only method that would work, I could use a metaphor to describe a situation. I did so in my negative paragraph. “That humming torture is interrupted only when other racket occurs in this dungeon.” There are two examples in this sentence. The first is the “humming torture”. A “hum” cannot be torturous. Therefore, it is a method of figurative language. The second would be “dungeon”. When I used this, I wanted to rely on the imagination of the reader. Most readers have somewhat of an idea as to what a dungeon looks like. Therefore, the image is being drawn in the imagination of the reader. This is the intended use of this phrase. The “dungeon” paints a really negative environment which achieves its goal in my negative paragraph. No one would want to be in a dungeon. Figurative language is a rhetorical strategy where creativity can be used extensively to draw a picture for the reader. The description of a location can be fleshed out quite lavishly. This is what figurative language is about.
This strategy is characterized by using the imagination of the reader. This can be done with comparative language by using a simile, metaphor or through the personification of the subject. A great way to think about figurative language is that figurative language can be easily drawn due to the descriptive nature of Figurative language. In my positive paragraph I used the phrase, “The bound books full of knowledge”. This phrase is an example of Figurative language due to the fact that, the bound books have been personified (or given human qualities). These books really just have print on the papers inside them. They are not actually “full of knowledge”. This is situation is not literal. The reason why this was positive is due to the positive view that society has on individuals whom are very intelligent. This works as a great personification. However, personification is not the only method that would work, I could use a metaphor to describe a situation. I did so in my negative paragraph. “That humming torture is interrupted only when other racket occurs in this dungeon.” There are two examples in this sentence. The first is the “humming torture”. A “hum” cannot be torturous. Therefore, it is a method of figurative language. The second would be “dungeon”. When I used this, I wanted to rely on the imagination of the reader. Most readers have somewhat of an idea as to what a dungeon looks like. Therefore, the image is being drawn in the imagination of the reader. This is the intended use of this phrase. The “dungeon” paints a really negative environment which achieves its goal in my negative paragraph. No one would want to be in a dungeon. Figurative language is a rhetorical strategy where creativity can be used extensively to draw a picture for the reader. The description of a location can be fleshed out quite lavishly. This is what figurative language is about.