FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE

By Lee Pollner #10February 6, 2012

DEFINITION OF A METAPHOR

Definition from wordcentral.com : a figure of speech in which a word or phrase meaning one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a similarity between them.

• Here is the definition from rhlschool.com/eng3n26.htm: Metaphors are comparisons that show how two things that are not alike in most ways are similar in one important way. Metaphors are a way to describe something. Authors use them to make their writing more interesting or entertaining.

• Definition from dictionary.com :a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance, as in

• My definition of a metaphor is: A metaphor is a figure of speech with compares one thing to another thing, but does not use like or as

SO, WHAT IS A METAPHOR?

• A metaphor is a one kind of figurative language• A metaphor is like a simile, but doesn’t use

like or as• A metaphor compares something to another

thing

EXAMPLES OF METAPHORS

• His castle was a mansion• Her pet is a dog• The light was a friendly smile from the window• The sun was a warm, cuddly blanket• The deer, running through the woods was a flash of color. • The fish, gliding through the water was a ballet dancer. Next 5 metaphors are from www.buzzle.com/articles/metaphor-examples-for-kids.html• He has a heart of stone.• She has a gait of a peacock.• He is the shinning star of our school.• She has a heart of a lion.• For me time is money.

SIMILES

Definition : A simile compares 2 things and uses like or as.

Definition from dictionary.com : A figure of speech in which two unlike things are explicitly compared, as in “she is like a rose”

Definition from wordcentral.com :A figure of speech in which things different in kind or quality are compared by the use of the word like or as

WHAT IS A SIMILE?

EXAMPLES OF SIMILES

• “The water is like the sun” is an example of simile because water and the sun have little in common and yet they’re being compared to one another.

• The rose is as pretty as a princess• Water is as clear as a crystal• The sun is as bright as neon yellow• The sun is as hot as a red chili pepper• The person is like a feisty cheetah

HYPERBOLES

Definition from wordcentral.com :extravagant exaggeration used to emphasize a point <"mile-high ice cream cones>" is an example of hyperbole because there can not be a mile high of ice cream cones. It exaggerates.

Definition from dicitionary.com :1. obvious and intentional exaggeration. 2. an extravagant statement or figure of speech not intended to be taken literally, as “to wait an eternity.”

My definition: A hyperbole is a figure of speech that extremely exaggerates the subject. For example, “I was so thirsty, I could have drank the whole ocean!” This is a Hyperbole because no one would ever drink the whole ocean.

WHAT IS A HYPERBOLE?

In this poem, William Wordsworth uses lots of hyperbole to pain a picture and make the story interesting

EXAMPLES OF HYPERBOLES

All of these examplesare from http://www.proprofs.com/flashcards/cardshowall.php?title=figurative-language_13

PERSONIFICATION

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Definition from wordcentral.com :

WHAT IS PERSONIFICATION?

EXAMPLES OF PERSONIFICATION