General Questions?
What is figurative language?
It is the nonliteral, and imaginative, use of words or phrases.
The students were having a whale of a time at the party.
Having a whale- Idiom
What is the definition for Idiom?
A phrase which has a different meaning than the literal meaning.
Hold your horses.
Meaning: Stop, think about what you are doing
Very descriptive language using the senses
imagery
What are two types of figurative language?
Idiom, Simile, Hyperbole, Metaphor, Personification, Allusion, Analogy
The waterfall stretched for millions of miles.
stretched for millions of miles- hyperbole
What is the definition for Hyperbole?
An extreme exaggeration
Life for me ain't been no crystal stair
Meaning: Life is hard and it has not been easy
Comparing two unlike things using "like" or "as".
Simile
Why do writer's use figurative language?
Makes writing interesting/fun. Helps bring deeper meaning.
The classroom was so loud and crazy; it was a zoo!
It was a zoo!- Metaphor
What is the definition for analogy?
an extended comparison between two unlike things.
The two friends were like two peas in a pod.
Meaning: The friends are similar.
Comparing two unlike things without using like or as. Calling one thing another.
Metaphor
What is denotative meaning?
The dictionary definition
She thought she was as strong as Superman, but she couldn't even lift a feather.
simile- strong AS Superman
allusion- Superman
hyperbole- couldn't even lift a feather
What is the definition for Personification?
Giving human characteristics to things that are not human.
The camera loves me.
You look good in pictures.
I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.
Hyperbole
What is "connotative meaning"?
The feeling that the word gives you.
And life is too much like a pathless wood,
where your face burns and tickles with the cobwebs
simile
What is the definition for allusion?
Referencing famous things from popular culture.
He ran like the wind to get in line from recess.
He ran quickly and swiftly.
the wind whistled in the night
personification