Figurative Language The Old Man and the Sea

Figurative Language The Old Man and the Sea

Alliteration �The repetition of words beginning with the same letter and sound. � Hint: word. to remember alliteration, remember the double “L” in the �The huge house haunted humans with its size.

Allusion �Refers or alludes to an event in history, literature, or art. �Abe Lincoln would have turned over in his grave if he had seen how my teacher denies us freedom in class. �The house reminded me of Buckingham Palace, where the English Royal family lives.

Hyperbole �Expresses an obvious and sometimes extreme exaggeration. �My mind was a million miles away. �Your mom lets you get away with murder. �Dally handed me a shirt about sixty-million sizes too big.

Idiom �An expression that doesn’t exactly mean what the words say. �She spilled the beans.

Irony �The expression of one’s meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite. �Drawing trees on paper. � This is ironic because in order to have paper you must kill a tree.

Metaphor �Compares two things without using the word “like” or “as”. �He has the tense, hungry look of an alley cat. � He is sly and dangerous. �He reminds me of a lost puppy that has been kicked too many times. � He is shy and dependent.

Onomatopoeia �A word that imitates the sound it represents. �Splash �Bang �Pop

Oxymoron �A phrase that seems to contradict itself because it expresses opposite concepts. It usually makes sense if you think about it. � The teacher says, “Happy Monday!” � Mondays are never happy… � The chicken was freezer burnt. � When you think of burn you think of something hot, not cold. � The cat was pretty ugly. � Something cannot be pretty and ugly.

Personification �Gives human characteristics or abilities to something that is not human, such as animals, plants, or inanimate objects. �The wind whispered your name. �The guns were spitting fire as the robber ran away. �The refrigerator is running.

Poetry �Words that are organized into stanzas and lines. It uses rhythm, sound, rhyme, or structure to express something. �Prose= words that are organized into sentences and paragraphs. Literature is NOT poetry. Literature= essays, short stories, novels, plays, etc.

Simile �Compares on thing to another using the words “like” or “as”. �My girlfriend’s parents treat me as if I were dirt. � Her parents treat him as if he is low class. �I told you he looks like a movie star. � He is handsome and charismatic.

Symbol �A thing that represents or stands for something else. �I look to the big house on the hill to remind me of my dream to be rich and famous.

Synecdoche �The part represents the whole. � Your new car is a nice set of wheels. � Are only the wheels nice? Or the car? � All hands on deck. � Not only the hands, but the whole body comes on deck.