Poetic Devices Part 1: Simile, metaphor, personification,

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Poetic Devices Part 1: Simile, metaphor, personification, hyperbole, alliteration, onomatopoeia

literal Language vs. figurative Language Literal Language: means exactly what it says. Figurative Language: imaginative language with a deeper meaning than the literal meaning. Literal Language Figurative Language Grass looks green. The grass looks like spiky green hair (simile). Sand feels rough. Sand is solid water (metaphor). The dog was happy. The dog was dancing for joy (personification).

Why Use Figurative Language? Also known as descriptive language, figurative language helps the writer paint a picture in the reader’s mind.

“This test is a piece of cake.” Figurative Figurative Literal TEST

“My cat is a bolt of lightning.” Figurative Literal MEOW!

Denotation vs. Connotation Denotation: the dictionary definition of a word Connotation: the emotional association of a word Examples: Positive Connotation Negative Connotation Denotation Childlike Childish Acting like a child Slender Anorexic Skinny Fragrance Stench Smell

Curious nosy lazy laid back youthful immature Positive or Negative Connotation? Positive Curious nosy lazy laid back youthful immature Negative Negative Positive Positive Negative

simile Definition: A simile is a comparison using “like” or “as” Examples: I wandered lonely as a cloud. She had eyes like pale sapphires. The lights on the water glittered like stars.

simile

Metaphor Definition: A comparison NOT using “like” or “as” Examples: He’s a beast. Hope is the thing with feathers. All the world’s a stage.

Metaphor

Metaphor

Metaphor vs. Simile

personification Definition: Giving human qualities to something that is not human (an inanimate object) Examples: The city never sleeps. The wind howled. Because I could not stop for Death, He kindly stopped for me.

personification

personification

hyperbole Definition: An exaggeration Examples: This book weighs a ton. I could sleep for a year. I’m so hungry I could eat an elephant.

hyperbole

Alliteration Definition: Beginning of consonants (not vowels) at the beginning of several words in a line Examples: Dunkin’ Donuts Bed Bath & Beyond Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.

Alliteration

Alliteration

Onomatopoeia Definition: A word that sounds like a noise Examples: Bang! Hiss, bark, meow Pop, crackle, snap

Onomatopoeia

Onomatopoeia

Figurative Language in Pop Culture 2015 https://youtu.be/C7wYKVwsJ64

Figurative Language in Pop Culture 2015 Answers Metaphor Simile Hyperbole Onomatopoeia Personification Hyperbole, Personification

End of Part I