ARTICLE WRITING

Figurative Language

Presenter:
Fatima Siddiqui
 OBJECTIVES
• What is article writing ?
• What are its main components ?
• How to write an impressive article ?
• What is Figurative language?
• Types of Figurative Language and their usage.
 ARTICLE :
• An article is a piece of writing intended for a wider
audience
• Subject ranges

Tip: Before beginning to write an article remember two

main things
1. Know your target audience.
2. Come up with a plan.
3. The Three C’s rule
 GENERAL STRUCTURE/ FORMAT

• 1. Title

• 2. Introduction

• 3. Body

• 4. Conclusion (Ending)
IMPORTANT POINTS :-
• 1. Be convincing
• 2. Be enthusiastic
• 3. Be interesting
• 4. Always keep the reader involved
 FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
• Def: A set of literary techniques that enhances writing by adding new
meaning and context beyond the literal facts.

• When you use a word or phrase that doesn’t have its normal
everyday, literal meaning

• Non-Literal use of Language/Figure of speech

 • Simile
• Metaphor
• Personification
• Hyperbole
• Allusion
TYPES OF
• Idioms
FIGURATIVE
LANGUAGE: • Alliteration
• Onomatopoeia
• Imagery
• Irony
• SIMILIE: It is a Direct Comparison between two things using the words Like or
As

• METAPHOR: so, this is an indirect comparison of two things without using Like or
As

• PERSONIFICATION: It is about giving human characteristic to a nonliving thing

• HYPERBOLE: An exaggerated claim that emphasizes on a point

• ALLUSION: With reference to literature/culture/movies.

• IDIOMS: These are figure of speech that have become common expression
• ALLITERATION: When 2 or more words in a row have same
beginning sounds.

• ONOMATOPOEIA: Words whose sounds suggests its meaning.

• IMAGERY: It’s the use of language to create sensory impression for

reader

• IRONY : When the opposite of one what expects is stated or occurs

 APPLICATION OF FIGURATIVE
LANGUAGE IN WRITING
• Compare two unlike ideas to increase understanding of one.
• Describe ideas sometimes difficult to understand.
• Show a deeper emotion or connection.
• Influence the audience.
• Help make connections.
• Make descriptions easier to visualize.
• Elicit an emotion.
QUIZ TIME
Identify the types of figurative language

1. My car grumbled

2. Love is like a rose

3. Love is Rose

4. My mom grounded me for eight million years.

5. I feel mightier than Hercules.

THANK YOU