Imagery & Figurative Language Imagery, Simile, Metaphor, Hyperbole, and Personification Imagery What are your five senses? Sight, Hearing, Touch, Taste, and Smell An image conveys a sense perception.
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Imagery &
Figurative
Language
Imagery, Simile, Metaphor,
Hyperbole, and
Personification
Slide 2
Imagery
What are your five senses? Sight, Hearing,
Touch, Taste, and Smell
An
image conveys a sense perception , i.e., a
visual picture, a sound, a feeling of touch, a
taste, or an odor
Imagery = Language that portrays sensory
experiences, or experiences of the five senses
Authors use imagery to describe actions,
characters, objects and ideas, and to
heighten the emotional effect of their writing.
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And straightway like a bell
Came low and clear
The slow, sad murmur of the distant seas,
..............................
And in the hush of waters was the sound
Of pebbles rolling round,
For ever rolling with a hollow sound.
And bubbling sea-weeds as the waters go
Swish to and fro
Their long, cold tentacles of slimy grey.
—from “The Shell” by James Stephens
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Figurative Language
The
literal meaning of a word is its definition that
you would find in a dictionary.
Figurative language is different because it uses
words in some way other than the literal
meaning to add emphasis, make a comparison,
or say something in a fresh and creative way.
Poets often use figurative language to create
imagery.
Slide 5
Poetry works by comparison
Poets
often create images or enhance
meaning by comparing one thing to
another for special effect.
A
most important figure of speech is the
Metaphor
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Metaphor
The
term metaphor has two meanings, a broad,
more general meaning and a concise, specific
meaning.
All figures of speech which use association,
comparison, or resemblance can generally be
called types of metaphor, or metaphorical.
One specific figure of speech which compares two
things by saying that one IS the other is called a
metaphor.
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Simile
A
simile is a type of metaphor, a figure in
which an explicit comparison is made
using the comparative words like, as,
resembles, than. Similes are easy to spot.
My love is like a red, red rose.
My love resembles a rose.
My love is redder than a rose.
My love smells as fresh as a rose!
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Metaphor
A
metaphor also compares, but a
metaphor is a bit more sophisticated than
a simile.
For
one thing, in a metaphor, the words
like or as are missing. So readers have to
recognize the comparison on their own
without those easy words which help us to
spot a simile so quickly.
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Metaphor (continued)
In a metaphor, readers understand that
we are not to take the comparison
literally, but that the metaphor helps us
to see the subject in a new way.
My brother is a prince.
My room is a disaster zone.
Her voice was nails on a chalkboard.
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Personification
Another kind of comparison is called
personification. Here, animals, elements of
nature, and abstract ideas are given human
qualities.
The
stars smiled down on us.
An angry wind slashed its way across the
island.
The sunflowers turned their heads to greet
the sun.
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Hyperbole
Hyperbole
is intentional exaggeration or
overstating, often for dramatic or humorous
effect:
Your lost homework saddens me so much that I feel a
flood of tears coming on.
I’ve told you a million times to clean your room.
I will absolutely die if he asks me to dance.
When I saw the season finale, my head exploded!
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Foreshadowing
Foreshadowing
occurs when an author
uses words or phrases to hint at what is
to come without revealing the story or
spoiling the suspense.
He had no idea of the disastrous events to follow.
The private eye told himself there would be no
more bodies, but he didn’t even believe a word
of it.
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Deus ex Machina
An
author uses deus ex machina when a
seemingly unsolvable problem is suddenly
and abruptly (and often too conveniently)
resolved by an unexpected intervention.
The term comes from Latin and means
“god from a machine.”
The cavalry comes charging over the hill just as the
last soldier is about to die.
A family about to lose their house finds out that an
unknown relative has died and left a large
inheritance.
Imagery &
Figurative
Language
Imagery, Simile, Metaphor,
Hyperbole, and
Personification
Slide 2
Imagery
What are your five senses? Sight, Hearing,
Touch, Taste, and Smell
An
image conveys a sense perception , i.e., a
visual picture, a sound, a feeling of touch, a
taste, or an odor
Imagery = Language that portrays sensory
experiences, or experiences of the five senses
Authors use imagery to describe actions,
characters, objects and ideas, and to
heighten the emotional effect of their writing.
Slide 3
And straightway like a bell
Came low and clear
The slow, sad murmur of the distant seas,
..............................
And in the hush of waters was the sound
Of pebbles rolling round,
For ever rolling with a hollow sound.
And bubbling sea-weeds as the waters go
Swish to and fro
Their long, cold tentacles of slimy grey.
—from “The Shell” by James Stephens
Slide 4
Figurative Language
The
literal meaning of a word is its definition that
you would find in a dictionary.
Figurative language is different because it uses
words in some way other than the literal
meaning to add emphasis, make a comparison,
or say something in a fresh and creative way.
Poets often use figurative language to create
imagery.
Slide 5
Poetry works by comparison
Poets
often create images or enhance
meaning by comparing one thing to
another for special effect.
A
most important figure of speech is the
Metaphor
Slide 6
Metaphor
The
term metaphor has two meanings, a broad,
more general meaning and a concise, specific
meaning.
All figures of speech which use association,
comparison, or resemblance can generally be
called types of metaphor, or metaphorical.
One specific figure of speech which compares two
things by saying that one IS the other is called a
metaphor.
Slide 7
Simile
A
simile is a type of metaphor, a figure in
which an explicit comparison is made
using the comparative words like, as,
resembles, than. Similes are easy to spot.
My love is like a red, red rose.
My love resembles a rose.
My love is redder than a rose.
My love smells as fresh as a rose!
Slide 8
Metaphor
A
metaphor also compares, but a
metaphor is a bit more sophisticated than
a simile.
For
one thing, in a metaphor, the words
like or as are missing. So readers have to
recognize the comparison on their own
without those easy words which help us to
spot a simile so quickly.
Slide 9
Metaphor (continued)
In a metaphor, readers understand that
we are not to take the comparison
literally, but that the metaphor helps us
to see the subject in a new way.
My brother is a prince.
My room is a disaster zone.
Her voice was nails on a chalkboard.
Slide 10
Personification
Another kind of comparison is called
personification. Here, animals, elements of
nature, and abstract ideas are given human
qualities.
The
stars smiled down on us.
An angry wind slashed its way across the
island.
The sunflowers turned their heads to greet
the sun.
Slide 11
Hyperbole
Hyperbole
is intentional exaggeration or
overstating, often for dramatic or humorous
effect:
Your lost homework saddens me so much that I feel a
flood of tears coming on.
I’ve told you a million times to clean your room.
I will absolutely die if he asks me to dance.
When I saw the season finale, my head exploded!
Slide 12
Foreshadowing
Foreshadowing
occurs when an author
uses words or phrases to hint at what is
to come without revealing the story or
spoiling the suspense.
He had no idea of the disastrous events to follow.
The private eye told himself there would be no
more bodies, but he didn’t even believe a word
of it.
Slide 13
Deus ex Machina
An
author uses deus ex machina when a
seemingly unsolvable problem is suddenly
and abruptly (and often too conveniently)
resolved by an unexpected intervention.
The term comes from Latin and means
“god from a machine.”
The cavalry comes charging over the hill just as the
last soldier is about to die.
A family about to lose their house finds out that an
unknown relative has died and left a large
inheritance.