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Poetic Devices Part 1: Simile, metaphor, personification,
hyperbole, alliteration, onomatopoeia
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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).
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Why Use Figurative Language?
Also known as descriptive language, figurative language helps the writer paint a picture in the reader’s mind.
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“This test is a piece of cake.”
Figurative Figurative Literal TEST
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“My cat is a bolt of lightning.”
Figurative Literal MEOW!
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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
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Curious nosy lazy laid back youthful immature
Positive or Negative Connotation? Positive Curious nosy lazy laid back youthful immature Negative Negative Positive Positive Negative
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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.
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simile
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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.
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Metaphor
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Metaphor
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Metaphor vs. Simile
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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.
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personification
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personification
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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.
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hyperbole
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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.
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Alliteration
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Alliteration
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Onomatopoeia Definition: A word that sounds like a noise Examples:
Bang! Hiss, bark, meow Pop, crackle, snap
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Onomatopoeia
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Onomatopoeia
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Figurative Language in Pop Culture 2015 https://youtu.be/C7wYKVwsJ64
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Figurative Language in Pop Culture 2015 Answers
Metaphor Simile Hyperbole Onomatopoeia Personification Hyperbole, Personification
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End of Part I
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