General Figurative Language
a comparison of two unlike things USING like or as
simile
What kind of figurative language is being used in this excerpt from Farewell to Manzanar?
"We watched until the boats became a row of tine white gulls on the horizon" (5)"
What kind of figurative language is being used in this excerpt from Summer of the Mariposas?
“His thick tresses floated loosely around his head like the black tentacles of a sea monster” (6).
Simile
Confident has a more ________ connotation than the word Arrogant.
Positive
A reference to a (usually well-known) different text, person, or event to provide a connection, comparison, or additional information
Allusion
use of exaggeration to emphasize a point
hyperbole
What kind of figurative language is being used in this excerpt from Farewell to Manzanar?
"he was running along the docks, like Paul Revere, bringing the news..." (6)
Simile
What kind of figurative language is being used in this excerpt from Summer of the Mariposas?
“Standing beside the hackberry shrubs with hundreds of empty desiccated cocoons still clinging to their branches and a carpet of butterfly corpses under her feet, La Llorona did not look anything like a malevolent specter” (51).
Metaphor
The definition of denotation.
The dictionary definition of the word, or the literal meaning.
the actual words spoken by an individual to another individual; written with quotations marks
dialogue
a comparison of two unlike things WITHOUT using like or as
metaphor
What kind of figurative language is being used in this excerpt from Farewell to Manzanar?
"Stories such as these spread through the camp and grew in our minds like tumors" (129)
Simile
(Personification if explained)
What kind of figurative language is being used in this excerpt from Summer of the Mariposas?
“The waters here were dark and angry, almost violent—nothing like our friendly swimming hole” (46).
Personification
the definition of connotation
Connotation includes the feelings and emotions associated with a word.
an often implied or indirect comparison that connects two unrelated things or ideas based on a common characteristic; states that one thing is the other without using like or as
metaphor
giving an inanimate object human-like characteristics
personification
What kind of figurative language is being used in this excerpt from Farewell to Manzanar?
"It takes a long time, as if Papa had to cross the whole Pacific to make an apperance in his room" (147)
Hyperbole
What kind of figurative language is being used in this excerpt from Summer of the Mariposas?
“She usually wails louder than a smoke alarm” (75).
Hyperbole
Words that we typically do not associate as being positive or negative.
Neutral Connotation
a short and interesting, sometimes funny, story; may include rich description and dialogue (see definitions below)
anecdote
using language that means the opposite of what you mean for humor or dramatic effect
verbal irony
What kind of figurative language is being used in this excerpt from Farewell to Manzanar?
"Her eyes drink him in a moment longer" (147)
Personification
What kind of figurative language is being used in this excerpt from Summer of the Mariposas?
“Oh, great,” I retorted (61).
Odilia says “Oh, great,” but what she actually means is exactly the opposite because
Verbal Irony
Which has a more positive connotation -
"crowd" or "mob"?
Crowd
the thoughts of an individual that are not necessarily shared aloud with other individuals but that are shared with the reader
reflection