Seeing connections pages 520-521 Figures of speech Seeing connections pages 520-521

Figure of speech Expressions that put aside literal meanings in favor of imaginative connections Always based on a comparison, and it is not literally true Example: I’m going to give you a piece of my mind.

Similes: “x” is like “y” In a simile, two dissimilar things are compared using a word such as like, as, than or resembles. Examples: Lucy feels lighter than a grasshoppper. The fork resembles a bird’s foot.

Metaphors: “x” is “y” A metaphor is a comparison between two unlike things, in which one thing becomes another thing without the use of the word like, as, than or resembles. Examples: Simile: You eat like a pig. Metaphor: You are a pig!

Metaphors: direct and implied SIMILE: The snow is like a blanket on the ground. DIRECT METAPHOR: The snow is a blanket on the ground. IMPLIED METAPHOR: The snow blankets the ground.

Personification is a type of metaphor in which human qualities are given to something that is not human - - an animal, an object, or even an idea.

personification Giving life and feelings to things that are inanimate or lifeless. Examples: the tooth is angry; the cough is stubborn; love is blind

Extended metaphor When a metaphor is extended or continued into a paragraph, or throughout an essay, song, or poem.