Name: _________________________ Mr. MacDonald English 11 Tuesday, September 23, 2014

We’re Talking Figurative Language (Which are literary devices or literary terms – these terms are synonyms, folks)! Name: _________________________ Mr. MacDonald English 11 Tuesday, September 23, 2014

First thing’s first. Let’s “get our ducks in a row” (idiom or a kind of metaphor or simile).What’s it called when we list things in a specific subject in alphabetical order? Glossary • glos·sa·ry • Noun (person, place, or thing) • noun: glossary; plural noun: glossaries • Definition - an alphabetical list of terms or words found in or relating to a specific subject, text, or dialect, with explanations; a brief dictionary. • Origin - late Middle English: from Latin glossarium, from glossa

We’re Talking Figurative Language 1.2The “Classics” • Onomatopoeias • Hyperboles • Alliterations • Personifications • Juxtapositions (Contradictions/Enigmas/Paradoxes) • Metaphors (Symbolisms) • Similes • Ironies

Make your words (the ones you hear and the ones you speak) meaningful and therefore purposeful! Flattery is for chumps and dinner! - Mr. MacDonald

ONOMATOPOEIAS

Onomatopoeia This is when a word sounds like what it represents, like this list represents: ribbit, cuckoo (like Chauntelcleer), sizzle, buzz, crash, thud, phew, zoom, chomp, hum, snore, quack, woof, zap, roar, chirp, hack, sniff, haha)

HYPERBOLE

Hyperbole • Hyperbole, derived from a Greek word meaning “over-casting”, is a figure of speech, which involves an exaggeration of ideas for the sake of emphasis. It is a device that we employ in our day-to-day speech.

ALLITERATION(IS D.S. A CHAUCER FAN?)

Alliteration • Alliteration is the repetition of a sound in the first consonant sound of words, or within words, in a sentence. It's just one example of a literary device used to show meaning and emphasize parts of a text.

Personification

Personification • Personification is when you assign the qualities of a person to something that isn't human or, in some cases, to something that isn't even alive. There are many reasons for using personification. It can be used as a method of describing something so that others can understand. It can be used to emphasize a point.

Juxtaposition

Juxtaposition • If a waiter served you a whole fish and a scoop of chocolate ice cream on the same plate, your surprise might be caused by the juxtaposition, or the side-by-side contrast, of the two foods. • Any time unlike things bump up against each other, you can describe it as a juxtaposition.

The Title Below This Title IS the Title! So, THIS isn’t the Title? (Mind Blown?)

Metaphor • A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable. • "“I had fallen through a trapdoor of depression,” said Mark, who was fond of theatrical metaphors • Synonyms: image, trope, analogy, comparison, symbol, wor painting/picture Example - “The profusion of metaphors in her everyday speech has gotten pretty tiresome."

Simile

Simile • a figure of speech in which two unlike things are explicitly compared using like or as. For example: “She is like a rose; Mr. MacDonald is as happy as a clam.”

IRONY, A.K.A. “WOW!”

Irony • the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic (ability to experience empathy) effect. Not to be confused with Alanis Morissette’s song Ironic, which butchers the definition by claiming that completely understandable, predictable, and, quite frankly, tragic situations are, in fact, ironic. Here’s a link to the song. Listen to someone misuse a word and make millions. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jne9t8sHpUc

Name: _________________________ Mr. MacDonald English 11 Tuesday, September 23, 2014