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FIGURES OF SPEECH in creative writing.pptx
- 2. 1) I had so much homework last night that I need to pick trucks to carry all my books home! a) Synecdoche b) Onomatopeia c) Hyperbole
- 3. 2) Chicago is a city that is fierce as a dog. a) personification b) metaphor c) simile
- 4. 3) Driphissdriphiss fall the raindrops. a) rhyme b) onomatopeia c) irony
- 5. 4) Earth is here so kind, that just tickle her with a hoe and she laughs with a harvest. a) personification b) metaphor c) metonymy
- 6. 5) Life is a stage. a) personification b) metaphor c) synecdoche
- 9. WHAT IS FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE? Also known as FIGURES OF SPEECH, it creates figures (pictures) in the mind of the reader or listener. These pictures help convey the meaning and more vividly than words alone.
- 10. WHAT IS FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE? We use figures of speech in figurative language to add colour and interest, and awaken the imagination. Figurative language is everywhere, from classical works like Shakespeares and the Bible, to everyday speech, pop music, and television commercials.
- 11. WHAT IS FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE? Figurative language means something different from (and usually more than) what it says on the surface.
- 12. 1. SIMILE Comparing to unlike things using like or as Example: She ran like the wind.
- 13. 2. METAPHOR Comparison of two different things, without like or as, transfers qualities from one noun to another noun. Example: Her eyes were diamonds.
- 14. 3. HYPERBOLE are obvious exaggerations ( something that is described as larger or greater than it really is) Example: I told you a million times to pick u your toys.
- 15. 4. PERSONIFICATION when you give human characteristic to something that is not human, such as an object or an animal Example: The leaves danced to the ground.
- 16. 5. ALLITERATION repetition of the initial sound in as series of words Example: She sells seashells by the seashore.
- 17. 6. METONYMY Something is named to replace something closely related to it Example: The White House declared the holiday.
- 18. 7. SYNECDOCHE The whole is replaced by the part or the part by the whole. Example: He is the best brain in their class.
- 19. PARADOX A statement that appears to contradict itself Examples: War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength.
- 20. OXYMORON When you use two words together that have contradictory meanings. Example: Small crowd Old news Little giant
- 21. PUN A play on words. Puns are meant to be clever and funny. Many jokes are actually puns.
- 22. PUN Example: Atheism is a non-prophet organization. The wedding cake had me in tiers.
- 23. IRONY Is when someone says or does something, but mean another thing or intends for something else to happen
- 24. TYPES OF IRONY 1)VERBAL IRONY 2)DRAMATIC IRONY 3)SITUATIONAL IRONY
- 25. A.VERBAL IRONY the most common type of irony Is when a character or person says something, but mean the exact opposite. is used to create humor, make a point or be mean
- 26. B.DRAMATIC IRONY A type of irony often found in humorous and suspenseful literature or movies. Dramatic irony is when the audience is aware of something that the character is not.
- 27. B.DRAMATIC IRONY A type of irony often found in humorous and suspenseful literature or movies. Dramatic irony is when the audience is aware of something that the character is not.
- 28. Example of Dramatic Irony Ex. While watching a suspenseful movie, the audience sees the bad guy enter a house and turn off electricity, and hide in a dark room. Then, the main character walks into the dark house alone. The character does not know that the bad guy is in the room, but the audience does. This creates suspense or drama because the audience knows something that the character does not.
- 29. c.SITUATIONAL IRONY Is when you expect one thing to happen but get the exact opposite.
- 30. SITUATIONAL IRONY VS BAD LUCK BAD LUCK: A car is being towed. SITUATIONAL IRONY: A tow truck is being towed. BAD LUCK: A building burns down. SITUATIONAL IRONY: A firehouse burns down.