poetic devices
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The technique behind the words
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Recognizing Figurative Language The opposite of literal language is figurative
language. Figurative language is language that means more than what it says on the surface.
It usually gives us a feeling about its subject. Poets use figurative language almost as
frequently as literal language. When you read poetry, you must be conscious of the difference. Otherwise, a poem may make no sense at all.
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Recognizing Literal Language “I’ve eaten so much I feel as if I could literally burst!”
In this case, the person is not using the word literally in its true meaning. Literal means "exact" or "not exaggerated." By pretending that the statement is not exaggerated, the person stresses how much he has eaten.
Literal language is language that means exactly what is said.
Most of the time, we use literal language.
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What is figurative language?Whenever you describe something by comparing it with something else, you are using figurative language.
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Types of Figurative LanguageImagerySimileMetaphorAlliterationPersonificationOnomatopoeiaHyperboleIdioms
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Imagery Language that appeals to the senses. Descriptions of people or objects stated in terms of our senses in the reader’s mind.
• Sight • Hearing • Touch • Taste • Smell
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sight: the rose is bright redhearing: it sounds like the chirping of several birds, with their high voices.smell: the air smells like going to the countryside. fresh and green. no smell of smoke but the fresh waters and the leaves.touch: it feels bumpy yet gives off a welcoming warmthtaste: it tastes sweet yet spicy at once,
with a tinge of orange taste.
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SimileA figure of speech which involves a direct comparison between two unlike things, usually with the words like or as. Example: The muscles on his brawny arms are strong as iron bands.
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MetaphorA figure of speech which involves an
implied comparison between two relatively unlike things using a form of be. The comparison is not announced by like or as. Example: The road was a ribbon wrapped through the
desert.
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AlliterationRepeated consonant sounds occurring at the beginning of words or within words.
Example: 1. She was wide-eyed and wondering while she waited for Walter to waken.
2. She sells seashells by the seashore'.
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PersonificationA figure of speech which gives the
qualities of a person to an animal, an object, or an idea. Example: “The wind yells while blowing."
The wind cannot yell. Only a living thing can yell.
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HyperboleAn exaggerated statement used to heighten effect. It is not used to mislead the reader, but to emphasize a point. Example: She’s said so on several million occasions.
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OnomatopoeiaThe use of words that mimic sounds. Example: The firecracker made a loud ka-boom!
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IdiomsAn idiom or idiomatic expression
refers to a construction or expression in one language that cannot be matched or directly translated word-for-word in another language.
Example: "She has a bee in her bonnet," meaning "she is obsessed," cannot be literally translated into another language word for word.
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Choose the best answer. The sea licked the grass at the edge of the shore.
1. The sentence above is an example of a/an
a. simileb. personificationc. metaphord. idiom
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You're just throwing money down the drain.
2. The above sentence is an example of a/an
a. metaphorb. idiomc. personificationd. simile
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These walls have ears.3. The sentence above is an example of a/an
a. simile b. personificationc. metaphord. idiom
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His room was a junk pile.4. The sentence above is an example of a/an
a. simileb. metaphorc. personificationd. idiom
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The train was an angry animal roaring down the tracks.
5. The above sentence is an example of a/an
a. metaphorb. similec. idiomd. personification
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The mother is a tigress in defending her children.
6. The above sentence is an example of a/an
a. idiom b. metaphorc. similed. personification
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The baby's skin was like a rose petal.
7. The above sentence is an example of a/an
a. personificationb. idiomc. metaphord. simile
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8. His pen flew across the page, frantically trying to catch up to what the teacher was saying.
The above sentence is an example of a/an
a. personificationb. metaphorc. idiomd. simile
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The moonless night was dark as black velvet.
9. The above sentence is an example of a/an
a. simileb .metaphorc. idiomd. personification
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The sheets hanging on the clothesline danced in the wind.
10. The above sentence is an example of a/an
a. simile b. personificationc. idiomd. Metaphor
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The hungry waves grabbed our sand castle and pulled it into the foamy sea.
11. The above sentence is an example of a/an
a. idiomb. similec. metaphord. personification
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The bacon was sizzling in the frying pan.
12. The above sentence is an example of a/an
a. personificationb. hyperbolec. onomatopoeiad. Metaphor
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Some students would rather eat dirt and die than have to sit down and read a book.
13. The above sentence is an example of a/an
a. onomatopoeiab. hyperbolec. idiomd. personification
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Jovial Jake joined Judy for juice.
14. The above sentence is an example of a/an
a. onomatopoeiab. hyperbolec. personificationd. alliteration
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Pop bottle, pop bottles in pop shops.Pop bottles, pop bottles, little Pops drops
15. The above sentence is an example of a/an
a. alliterationb. hyperbolec. personificationd. alliteration
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Answers
1. b 6. b 11. b
2. b 7. d 12. c
3. b 8. a 13. b
4. b 9. a 14. d
5. a 10. b 15. a
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Teaching Similes and MetaphorsAlliteration Lesson Plan and Resources http://volweb.utk.edu/Schools/bedford/harrisms/1allitera.htm
Hyperbole- Lesson Plans and Resources http://volweb.utk.edu/Schools/bedford/harrisms/10lesson.htm
Idiom Lesson Plan http://volweb.utk.edu/Schools/bedford/harrisms/6lesson.htm
Imagery- Lesson Plans and Resources http://volweb.utk.edu/Schools/bedford/harrisms/imagery2.htm
Lesson Plan for Puns http://volweb.utk.edu/Schools/bedford/harrisms/5lesson.htm
Onomatopoeia- Lesson Plans and Resources http://volweb.utk.edu/Schools/bedford/harrisms/9lesson.htm
Personification Lesson Plans and Resources http://volweb.utk.edu/Schools/bedford/harrisms/
7lesson.htm Proverbs- Lesson Plans and Resources
http://volweb.utk.edu/Schools/bedford/harrisms/proverbs2.htm