Topic: Figures of Speech

Learning Outcomes:
 By the end of this unit students will be able
to comprehend some figures of speech
given in the poem and solve related
exercises in the text book.
 FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE

Figurative language is to a writer what a paintbrush is to an

artist. Figurative language adds color, touch, and feelings to
your writing. It takes the reader to a place where they can use
all their senses to understand the work. In its most basic
definition, figurative language is the use of different 
literary devices to make writing more impactful or effective. 
Understanding Figurative Language

One of the best ways to understand the concept of

figurative language is to see it in action. Here are some
examples:
 This coffee shop is an ice box! (metaphor)

 She's drowning in a sea of grief. (metaphor)

 She's happy as a clam. (simile)

 I move fast like a cheetah on the Serengeti. (simile)

 The sea lashed out in anger at the ships, unwilling to

tolerate another battle. (personification)

 The sky misses the sun at night. (personification)
Metaphor
A metaphor is a comparison between two things.
They don't necessarily have to be alike, but they
should make a link in the reader's mind.
For Example: I am the apple of my father’s eye.
Understanding Metaphor
When you use a metaphor, you make a statement that doesn't
literally make sense. For example, "Time is a thief." Time is not
actually stealing from you but this conveys the idea that hours or days
sometimes seem to slip by without you noticing.
Metaphors only make sense when the similarities between the two things
being compared are apparent or readers understand the connection
between the two words. Examples include:
 The world is my oyster.
 You're a couch potato.
 Time is money.
 He has a heart of stone.
 America is a melting pot.
 You are my sunshine.
Simile
A simile is a direct comparison between two things,
using like or as.
For Example: Jamie runs as fast as the wind.

This mountain is as white as snow.

Definition of Simile
A simile also compares two things. However, similes use the words "like"
or "as."
Examples include:
 Busy as a bee.

 Clean as a whistle.

 Brave as a lion.

 The tall girl stood out like a sore thumb.

 It was as easy as shooting fish in a barrel.

 My mouth was as dry as a bone.

 They fought like cats and dogs.

 Watching that movie was like watching grass grow.

Simile/ Metaphor?
Personification:
When something non-human is given human-like
qualities, this is known as personification.
The leaves danced in the wind on the cold October
afternoon.

Living being quality to non-living things…

Understanding Personification
 Personification gives human characteristics to inanimate objects, animals,
or ideas. This can really affect the way the reader imagines things.
Personification is often used in poetry, fiction, and children's rhymes.
 Examples include:
 Opportunity knocked at his door.
 The sun greeted me this morning.
 The sky was full of dancing stars.
 The vines wove their delicate fingers together.
 The radio suddenly stopped singing and stared at me.
 The sun played hide and seek with the clouds.
Alliteration
Alliteration is a fun sound device. It is the repetition of
the first consonant sounds in several words.
Examples include:
 We're up, wide-eyed, and wondering while we wait

for others to awaken.

 Betty bought butter but the butter was bitter, so Betty

bought better butter to make the bitter butter better.

Understanding Alliteration 
Many experts also consider alliteration an example of figurative language,
even though it does not involve figures of speech. Rather, alliteration is a
sound device that layers some additional meaning on top of the
literal language of the text.

 Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. ...

 A good cook could cook as much cookies as a good cook who could cook
cookies.
 Black bug bit a big black bear. ...
 Sheep should sleep in a shed.
 I saw a saw that could out saw any other saw I ever saw.
Personification or Alliteration?
Lets Recapitulate……!!
Metaphor
Simile
Personification
Alliteration
Metaphor……..
Simile………
Personification……….