figurative language thursday, september 30 th. figurative language not meant to be taken literally
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Figurative LanguageThursday, September 30th
Figurative Language
Not meant to be taken literally
Figurative Language
Not meant to be taken literally
Relies on creative use of wordplay
Figurative Language
Not meant to be taken literally
Relies on creative use of wordplay
Enhances meaning
Figurative Language
Not meant to be taken literally
Relies on creative use of wordplay
Enhances meaning
Helps the reader make connections
Similes
A comparison between two things using LIKE or AS
Similes
Example
Life is like fighting a dinosaur.
Similes
Example
Life is like fighting a dinosaur.
What is the comparison being made?
Hmmm…let’s break it down…
Life is like fighting a dinosaur.
Life is like fighting a dinosaur.
Fighting a dinosaur would be really difficult.
Life is like fighting a dinosaur.
Life is like fighting a dinosaur.
Fighting a dinosaur would be really difficult. They’re gigantic and extinct.
Life is like fighting a dinosaur.
Life is like fighting a dinosaur.
Fighting a dinosaur would be really difficult. They’re gigantic and extinct.
So that means that if I say life is like fighting a dinosaur, that means that life can be really difficult. Hello comparison!
Life is like…
Brainstorm other possible comparisons we could use to show that life is difficult. Think to yourself, what else would be really difficult?
Write these in your notebook.
Life is like… a dinosaur
1)
2)
Life is like…
Share out with your partner!
Write down one of the two examples your partner wrote. This means, you’ll have FOUR, yes four, similes illustrating that life is difficult.
Life is like… a dinosaur
1) [awesome, original simile]
2) [awesome, original simile, part deux]
3) [awesome, original simile from your partner]
Family is like water.
Family is like water.
What is the comparison?
Family is like water.
Family is like water.
What is the comparison? Water: you need it to live, but too much can kill
you.
Family is like water.
Brainstorm other possible comparisons we could use to show that family is necessary, but too much is a bad thing. Ask yourself, “Self, what is something I need, yet too much of this item can be a bad thing?”
Write these in your notebook.
Family is like…water
1)
2)
Metaphor
Metaphor: a comparison between two things NOT using like or as.
Metaphors
Example
Love is a dodgeball.
Metaphors
Example
Love is a dodgeball.
Comparison: You try your best to avoid a dodgeball, and it still hits you in the face.
Another example:
Life is a pile of crap.
Another example:
Life is a pile of crap. On fire.
Another example:
Life is a pile of crap. On fire.
Comparison: A pile of crap is not a good thing.
Therefore, events in life are not always good.
Life is …
Write down TWO other comparisons we could make about life and how sometimes it sucks.
Life is… 1) [something that’s bad]
2) [something else that’s bad]
Life is…
Share and swap one example with your partner!
Be ready for a whip-around of other examples!
Quick Recap
Simile: makes a comparison using LIKE or AS
Metaphor: makes a comparison NOT using like or as
So…
Quick Recap
Simile MetaphorLove is like a
battlefield.Love is a
battlefield.Love is like a
dodgeball.Love is a
dodgeball.Life is like a pile
of crap.Life is a pile of
crap.
Euphemism
Euphemism: words that hide, downplay, or understate the importance or severity of something.
Euphemism
Example
When I asked the doctor about my gunshot wound to the face, he said it was just a scratch.
If you know what movie this still frame is from, you are my new favorite student.
Euphemism
Example
When I asked the doctor about my gunshot wound to the face, he said it was just a scratch.
Euphemism
When I asked the doctor about my gunshot wound to the face, he said it was just a scratch.
Severity of something: gunshot wound
Downplay: just a scratch
Euphemism
When I scored a 3% on a test, I told my mom that I almost passed.
What is the severe situation?
How is it downplayed?
Write down the sentence and your answers…
Euphemism
When I scored a 3% on a test, I told my mom that I almost passed.
What is the severe situation?
3% on a test
How is it downplayed?
Saying I almost passed. Not. Even. Close.
Euphemism
1) Write down a situation that is severe or highly important.
Euphemism
1) Write down a situation that is severe or highly important.
2) Switch notes with your partner. You will now write a euphemism for the sever situation he/she wrote. Think to yourself, what is one way I can downplay this severe situation…
Be ready to share out…
Personification
What does this word look like?
Personification
What does this word look like?
PERSONification
So why does this matter?
Personification
Personification: attributing human qualities to nonhuman beings or inanimate objects
Personification
Examples
My car hates me.
My car hates me.
Miss, a car can’t hate! It’s inanimate!
My car hates me.
Miss, a car can’t hate! It’s inanimate!
You’re right! It IS inanimate, but we are giving it a human quality
(hate). That’s why it is PERSONIFICATION.
Another example? Okay!
My mirror is trying to make me feel bad about myself.
Another example? Okay!
My mirror is trying to make me feel bad about myself. That jerk.
What is the inanimate object?
Another example? Okay!
My mirror is trying to make me feel bad about myself. That jerk.
What is the inanimate object? The mirror.
Another example? Okay!
My mirror is trying to make me feel bad about myself. That jerk.
What is the inanimate object? The mirror.
What is the human attribute?
Another example? Okay!
My mirror is trying to make me feel bad about myself. That jerk.
What is the inanimate object? The mirror.
What is the human attribute? Making me feel bad about myself. And being a jerk.
Personify this!
Step 1: Pick an inanimate object.
Step 2: Pick a human attribute.
Personify this!
Step 1: Pick an inanimate object.
Step 2: Pick a human attribute.
Step 3: Pick a partner. And by “pick,” I mean look at the person next to you. Assign one person “1” and one person “2”
Personify this!
Step 1: Pick an inanimate object.
Step 2: Pick a human attribute.
Step 3: Pick a partner. And by “pick,” I mean look at the person next to you. Assign one person “1” and one person “2”
Step 4: Create TWO examples of personification.
1) Use the object of person 1 and the human attribute of person 2.
2) Use the object of person 2 and the human attribute of person 1.
Hyperbole
Hyperbole: a deliberate and obvious exaggeration.
Hyperbole
Example
I ate 40 pounds of turkey on Thanksgiving.
Hyperbole
Example
I ate 40 pounds of turkey on Thanksgiving.
There is no way I could eat 40 pounds of turkey. I used this form of figurative language to really prove a point.
My point: I ate a lot. Not quite 40 pounds, but a lot.
Hyperbole
I had to wait a year for you to show up.
What is the exaggeration here? Tell it to your partner.
Hyperbole
My cat weight 300 pounds.
Hyperbole
My cat weight 300 pounds. And she eats people. Nom nom nom…
Your turn! Hyperbolize it!
Practice creating hyperboles!
Step 1: think of something
Your turn! Hyperbolize it!
Practice creating hyperboles!
Step 1: think of something
A person
A place
A thing
Oh hey! Those are nouns!
Your turn! Hyperbolize it!
Practice creating hyperboles!
Step 2: exaggerate it
Use your adjectives!
Reference its Size
Color
Timing/frequency
Number/weight