Transcript Figurative Language in Haroun Powerpoint

Figurative Language
Haroun and the Sea of Stories
Warm up:
 “All names means something.” Rashid replied…
What is the story behind your name--What does your
name mean? Where did it come from?
What is figurative language?
 Figurative language is language that means more
than what it says on the surface, it has meaning that
goes beyond the literal level.
 Whenever you describe something by comparing it
with something else, you are using figurative
language.
Similes
 A figure of speech which involves a direct
comparison between two unlike things,
usually with the words like or as.
Example: Black smoke poured out of the
chimneys of the sadness factories and hung
over the city like bad news.
Metaphors
 A figure of speech which involves a
comparison between two unlike things.
The comparison is not announced by like
or as.
Example: One minute you’ve got a lucky star
watching over you and the next instant it’s
done a bunk.
Personification
 A figure of speech which gives the qualities
of a person to an animal, an object, or an
idea.
Example: There was once, in the country
of Alifbay, a sad city, the saddest of cities,
a city so ruinously sad that it had
forgotten its name.
Onomatopoeia
 The formation or use of words such as buzz
or murmur that imitate the sounds
associated with the objects or actions they
refer to.
Example: The Shah of Blah sounded like a
stupid crow. ‘Ark, ark ark’.
Imagery
 Language that appeals to the senses.
 Descriptions of people, places, things, ideas are stated
in terms of our senses.
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Sight
Hearing
Touch
Taste
Smell
o Example: “It was true that it was
raining so hard in the sad city that you
could almost drown just by breathing
in.”
Example: “The moon shined brightly on the road’s slippery gaze.”
Irony
 Irony is a figure of speech in which words are used in such a way
that their intended meaning is different from the actual meaning of
the words. It may also be a situation that may end up in quite a
different way than what is generally anticipated. In simple words,
it is a difference between the appearance and the reality.
 There are two basic kinds of irony i.e. verbal irony and situational
irony.
 A verbal irony involves what one does not mean. When in response to
a foolish idea, we say, “what a great idea!” it is a verbal irony.
 A situational irony occurs when, for instance, a man is chuckling at
the misfortune of the other even when the same misfortune, in
complete unawareness, is befalling him.
 Verbal Irony
Why do author’s use figurative language?
 It helps the reader to visualize (see) what the writer
is thinking.
 It puts a picture in the readers mind.
 It allows us to make connections.
Practice
 Find one example of each figure of speech (simile, metaphor,
personification) in your assigned chapter. We will share these.
Ticket To Leave
 Explain Mr. Butt's assertion that "'A figure of speech is a shifty thing; it
can be twisted or it can be straight." (33)