Figurative Language
Published on Nov 20, 2015
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
HYPERBOLE
an exaggeration which may be used for emphasis and humor. Hyperboles are used in speaking and writing for effect or to make a boring story more interesting.
=>He has got kilos of homework.
=>If I can't get a chocolate cake, I will die.
=>I have a million things to do.
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ALLITERATION
Alliteration is a term that describes a literary stylistic device. Alliteration occurs when a series of words in a row(or close to a row) have the same first consonant sound.
=>Carol's cat clawed Cindy's couch.
=>She sells sea shells by the sea shore.
=>Mike’s microphone made much music.
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ONOMATOPOEIA
Onomatopoeia is defined as a word, which imitates the natural sounds of a thing. It creates a sound effect that mimics the thing described, making the discription more expressive and interesting.
=>He fell into the lake with a splash.
=>The buzzing bea is flying near to me.
=>I can hear the lion's roar.
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RHYME
A rhyme occurs when two or more words have similar sounds. Typically, this happens at the end of the words, but this isn't always the case.
=>I saw a cat scared of bat.
=>The dog bite the kite.
=>A dog appeared in the fog.
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UNDERSTATEMENT
A figure of speech in which a writer or speaker deliberately makes a situation seem less important or serious than it is.
=>"It is just a little hot today"-when the temperature outside is 30.
=>"My exam result is ok"-when the result is 95.
=>"It is a bit blue"-while describing a very blue bird.
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OXYMORON
Words that really are opposite to each other , would be words that just be cannot be put together.
=>These modern clothes are old fashioned.
=>A joke is actually an extremely really serious issue.
=>My trip to Bali was very much a working holiday.
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ALLUSION
An allusion is a reference to a widely known person, place or event. The subject of an allusion is referred to rather than explained in detail. The purpose of an allusion is often to clarify an idea or concept by referencing another idea that is universally recognized and understood.
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EXAMPLES OF ALLUSION
1- Your backyard is a Garden of Eden.
2- You're a regular Einstein.
3- When your parents learn about your new plan to raise money, it's going to sink like the Titanic.
4- You are carrying the weight of the world on your shoulders.
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FLASHBACK
Device in the narrative of a motion picture, novel, etc., by which an event or scene taking place before the present time in the narrative is inserted into the chronological structure of the work.
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EXAMPLES OF FLASHBACK
1. In a story about a girl who is afraid of heights, there is a flashback to a time when she fell off of the top of a playground as a young child.
2. In a story about a man who acts strangely and rue, there is a flashback to a scene of war, in which this man was a soldier.
3. A story begins with a scene of a desolate, destroyed town, then flashes back to a time when the town was full of life and people.
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IDIOM
An idiom is a phrase or group of words that have a figurative meaning that differs from their literal meanings, and are understood by many due to common usage and repetition. Idioms exist in all languages, but usually cannot be understood based on the literal definitions of the words involved.
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EXAMPLES OF IDIOMS
A Piece of Cake: A task that can be accomplished very easily.
A Leopard Can't Change His Spots: You cannot change who you are.
Against The Clock: Rushed and short on time.
An Arm And A Leg: Very expensive. A large amount of money.
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NARRATOR
One who tells a story, the speaker or the "voice" of an oral or written work. Altough it can be, the narrator is not usually the same person as the author.
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