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    The document discusses the difference between literal and figurative language. Literal language means exactly what is stated, while figurative language uses figures of speech to convey meaning beyond the ordinary definitions of words. Examples are provided of various literary devices like similes, metaphors, personification and hyperbole that use figurative rather than literal language.

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    The document discusses the difference between literal and figurative language. Literal language means exactly what is stated, while figurative language uses figures of speech to convey meaning beyond the ordinary definitions of words. Examples are provided of various literary devices like similes, metaphors, personification and hyperbole that use figurative rather than literal language.

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    The document discusses the difference between literal and figurative language. Literal language means exactly what is stated, while figurative language uses figures of speech to convey meaning beyond the ordinary definitions of words. Examples are provided of various literary devices like similes, metaphors, personification and hyperbole that use figurative rather than literal language.

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    What is the difference

    between…
    Literal
    and
    Figurative
    language?
    Literal means…
    • The actual, dictionary meaning of a word;
    language that means what it appears to
    mean

    • Avoiding exaggeration

    • Conforming to the most obvious meaning


    of a word, phrase, sentence, or story
    In other words…

    •It means exactly what it


    says! Word for word.
    Example:
    I have a headache.
    Figurative means…

    • Language that goes beyond the normal


    meaning of the words used

    • Based on or making use of figures of


    speech; metaphorical

    • Represented by a figure or symbol


    In other words…
    •Figure it out! There’s a deeper
    meaning hidden in the words.
    Example:
    I feel like my head is going to explode.
    So…

    Read between the


    lines because not
    everything is as it
    appears.
    Literary Devices:
    Figures of Speech
    Interesting when you read, useful when you write!
    SIMILE
    is an expression comparing one thing to
    another using the words “like” or “as”.

    Examples:

    He ran like a cat, lightly and


    quietly.

    Her blue mood passed as quickly


    as an afternoon rain shower.
    METAPHOR
    is a comparison of two unlike things
    without using the words “like” or “as”.

    Examples:
    He was a statue, waiting to hear the
    news.

    She was a mother hen, trying to take


    care of everyone around her.
    PERSONIFICATION
    is when a writer gives human
    qualities to animals or objects.

    Examples:
    My car drank the gasoline in one gulp.
    The cat laughed.
    The newspaper headline glared at me.
    HYPERBOLE
    is an obvious exaggeration or
    overstatement.

    Examples:

    I’m so hungry I could eat a horse!


    ONOMATOPOEIA
    is a word that imitates the sound
    it represents.

    Examples:
    crunch
    zap
    tick-tock
    whoosh
    ALLITERATION
    is the repetition of the same
    consonant sound in words occurring
    near one another.

    Examples:
    Peter Piper picked a peck of
    pickled peppers.
    Sally sells seashells by the
    seashore.
    SYMBOLISM
    is using an object or action that
    means something more than its
    literal meaning.

    Examples:

    Pink - the fight against breast cancer


    The Statue of Liberty - freedom
    IMAGERY
    is when a writer invokes the five
    senses.

    Examples:
    The smell reminded him of rotting
    tomatoes.

    The fence was uneven, like baby


    teeth growing awkwardly in. (also a
    simile!)
    IDIOM
    is an expression with a meaning different
    from the literal meaning of the words.
    Examples:
    I got cold feet before my speech =
    I was scared

    my boss gave me the green light =


    my boss said yes

    draw the curtains =


    close the curtains

    put the lights out =


    turn off the lights
    OXYMORON

    two opposite terms.

    Examples:
    a peaceful war
    dark sunshine
    EUPHEMISM
    is a polite word or phrase used in
    place of one that may be too direct,
    unpleasant, or embarrassing.
    Examples:
    pass away = die
    vertically challenged = short
    tooted = farted
    let go = fired
    pre-owned = used
    Irony

    • is a figure of speech in which there is a


    contradiction of expectation between
    what is said and what is really meant.

    • The thief went to the police.


    CLICHÉ
    is an expression that has lost its
    power or originality from overuse.

    Examples:

    talking a mile a minute


    quiet as a mouse
    easy as pie
    PUN
    is a humorous play on words, often
    involving double meanings

    Examples:

    A man stole a case of soap from the


    corner store. He made a clean
    getaway.
    Synechdoche

    • referring to when a part of something is


    used to refer to the whole.
    E.g.
    • "all hands on deck," where "hands" are
    people.
    Metonymy

    • using one thing to describe something


    related to it.

    E.g.
    referring to the Queen as simply "the
    crown
    Two goals:

    • Identify

    • Use

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