Figurative Language Simile Metaphor Symbol Personification Personification is

Figurative Language Simile, Metaphor, Symbol, Personification

Personification is a figure of speech in which an object, animal, or idea is described as if it had human characteristics. Examples: The sun smiled at me. The dog asked for more treats. Freedom pays a hard price.

Personification: Poetry Example “Two Sunflowers Move in the Yellow Room” by William Blake "Ah, William, we're weary of weather, ” said the sunflowers, shining with dew. "Our traveling habits have tired us. Where Can you give us a room with a view? " is personification? They arranged themselves at the window and counted the steps of the sun, and they both took root in the carpet where the topaz tortoises run.

Check, Please! Name two other examples of personification.

Simile A simile is a comparison using the words “like” or “as. ” Examples: The apple is red like a rose. My eyes are as blue as the ocean.

Simile: Poetry Example “Flint” by Christina Rossetti An emerald is as green as grass, A ruby red as blood; A sapphire shines as blue as heaven; A flint lies in the mud. A diamond is a brilliant stone, To catch the world's desire; An opal holds a fiery spark; But a flint holds a fire. Where are the similes?

Metaphor A metaphor is a comparison without using “like” or “as. ” A metaphor is a comparison in which one thing is spoken or written about as if it were another. Examples: The apple is a rose. My eyes are the ocean.

Metaphor: Poetry Example “Tranquility” Time slides a gentle ocean waves upon waves, washing the shore, loving the shore. What is the metaphor?

Tenor and Vehicle Tenor is the subject of the metaphor. Vehicle is the object that carries the comparison.

Tenor and Vehicle Examples The apple is a rose. My eyes are the ocean. “Tranquility” Time slides a gentle ocean waves upon waves, washing the shore, loving the shore. What are the tenors? What are the vehicles?

Check, Please! Why would an author/poet use either a simile or a metaphor?

Symbol A symbol is an object that stands for something else. Examples: The American flag symbolizes freedom. A heart symbolizes love. The color black symbolizes death. The color green symbolizes the environment.

Extended Metaphor: Poetry Example “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth; . . . . What is the extended metaphor? Are there any symbols?

Check, Please! Take the extended metaphor from Frost’s poem. Write the metaphor in a statement.

Imagery are words or phrases that appeal to our senses. Writers use imagery to evoke a response in a reader. Senses: Touch, Taste, Hearing, Smell Figurative language can help contribute to imagery

Remember. . . Examples of imagery must appeal to our senses. Which of the following is an example of imagery? a. She said, “we need to study”. b. Her voice could shatter glass. a. The children ran towards the pony. b. The children were squealing with delight as they ran towards the pony.

Work Cited Harmon, William, and Hugh Holman. A Handbook to Literature. 10 th ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson, 2006. Print.