Figurative Language and Plot Devices What is a

Figurative Language and Plot Devices

What is a METAPHOR?

Metaphors in song. . . "You Ain't Nothing but a Hound Dog Cryin’ all the time. " Elvis/ “Life is a highway I want it my way All night long. ” Rascal Flatts “You are thunder and I am the lightning” Selena Gomez

What is a SIMILE?

Similes in song. . . “How could you be so cold? As the winter wind when it breeze yo” (Kanye West) “You make me smile like the sun, fall outta bed Sing like a bird, Dizzy in my head Spin like a record, Crazy on a Sunday night You make me dance like fool, Forget how to breathe Shine like gold, Buzz like a bee Just the thought of you can drive me wild Oh, you make me smile” by Uncle Kracker

What is PERSONIFICATION?

Personification in Pop Culture “Skies are crying, I am watching Catching teardrops in my hands” Demi Lovato

What is IRONY?

Irony in the movies: “Fox and the Hound” – The Hound is trained to kill foxes, but then he becomes best friends with a fox. “Reepicheep: We were expecting someone taller! Trumpkin: You're one to talk. Reepicheep: Is that supposed to be irony? ” (Prince Caspian 2008)

What is SUSPENSE?

Ok. . . so really, this is a difficult one to find. Maybe. . . the Bourne Series? Batman movies? Disturbia 1408. . . . any others?

What is FORESHADOWING?

Foreshadowing in the movies: “Bambi” (1942) – Bambi’s mother warns Bambi about the dangers in the forest, especially the man with the gun. She foreshadows her own death, by the man with the gun. ” At the end of “Batman Begins, ” Batman receives a calling card for a future nemesis. . du dun. .