1. Figurative Language is language used to create a special effect or feeling. Such as…

2. Metonymy A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is substituted for another that is related. US government is often referred to as the White House.

3. Metaphor is a comparison of two unlike things in which no word of comparison (as or like) is used: "A green plant is a machine that runs on solar energy." -Scientific American

4. Personification is a literary device in which the author speaks of or describes an animal, object, or idea as if it were a person: "The rock stubbornly refused to move."

5. Simile is a comparison of two unlike things using the words like or as: "She stood in front of the altar, shaking like a freshly caught trout.“ -Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

6. Imagery is the use of words to create a certain picture in the reader's mind. Imagery is usually based on sensory details: Sight, Sound, Smell, Taste, Feeling "The sky was dark and gloomy, the air was damp and raw, the streets were wet and sloppy." -Charles Dickens, The Pickwick Papers

7. Symbol is a person, a place, a thing, or an event used to represent something else: the dove is a symbol of peace. Characters in literature may be symbols of good or evil.

8. Are you a conformist (follower)? Explain your answer in a complete paragraph.

9. Dead Poet’s Society clip How does Mr. Keating show the students they are conforming even when they think they would have walked differently? What is his objective in having the students all choose their own way to walk?

10. Literary Element: Figurative Language p. 196 #2 Find at least two examples (not the ones already listed on the page) of figurative language in the excerpt from “Self-Reliance.” Identify the type of figurative language and tell how each helps to explain an idea or make it more concrete.