Figurative Language
When an author uses figurative language, they are saying exactly what they mean. True or False?
FALSE, that would be literal language. Figurative language is "a way of using words to convey meaning that is different from their literal or realistic meaning"
Who is the trickster god in Akan folklore (West African) who is commonly described as or referred to as a spider?
Connotation
the feeling of a word, positive or negative
A very wealthy king who loved gold more than anything.
King Midas - everything he touches turns to gold
"He's as tall as a tree!"
"They're as pretty as a picture!"
"I ran across the field like a cheetah"
These are all examples of what?
A simile
In Egyptian mythology, this god is the ruler of life and death.
Osiris
Denotation
the dictionary definition of a word
The boy who fell in love with his own reflection.
"I haven't had lunch yet, I'm starving."
"This class is a thousand years long."
These are examples of what?
Hyperbole - an extreme exaggeration
This Norse goddess stands for love, battle, fertility, and death. She is also driven around on a chariot led by cats.
Freyja
This is an extreme exaggeration
Hyperbole
He brought fire to the people of Greece by breaking off a piece of the sun.
Prometheus
"The wind whistled and danced through the trees while the sun smiled down on each leaf."
This is an example of what?
Personification - giving human traits to a nonhuman thing
Hecate
What are the two types of coherence? What do they focus on?
Internal and External
They focus on creating understanding through use of applicable transitions
The Greek's best warrior in the Trojan War and famous for his heel.
Achilles
"That's going to cost an arm and a leg!"
"Hey, break a leg out there!"
"I wish the teacher would cut him some slack."
These are all examples of what?
Idioms - a phrase that has different meaning than the original intention of the words
This god is one of the most important figures in Coast Salish (Pacific Northwest indigenous tribes) legend. He is a trickster god, but well-meaning.
Coyote
Name 7 different types of figurative language.
Personification, Hyperbole, Metaphor, Simile, Idiom, Allegory, Allusion, Alliteration, Onomatopoeia
The curious woman who released all the miseries of the world from a box.
Pandora