Transcript Figurative Language and Idiomatic Expression

FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE AND
IDIOMATIC EXPRESSION
Helen Chaney
Hannah Mayer
Jarelie McAfee
Shannon Reaves
What is figurative language?
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Figurative language- Whenever you describe something
by comparing it with something else.
Types of figurative language include:
similes
metaphors
idioms
personification
alliteration
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Personification
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Why use figurative language?
Personification- a figure of speech in which human
characteristics are given to an animal or an object.
Personification:
stimulates imagination
does not make literal sense
How to personify
Step 1:Write a sentence describing something.
The great oak tree moved because of the cold wind.
Step 2: Change the verb to an action that a human would
perform.
The great oak tree shivered in the cold wind.
When the verbs are personified, it make the object come to
life. You can imagine the tree shivering as if it were cold.
How to personify
Let’s try one more.
Step 1: Write a sentence describing something.
Huge waves came up on shore.
Step 2: Change the verb to an action that a human
would perform.
The waves clawed at the shore.
This creates an image of the waves with hands
dragging fingers through the sand.
Now it is your turn…
Using the handout you were given:
1) Write a sentence describing the Georgian
mountains or coast.
2) Personify that sentence with a human action.
3) Describe what the sentence means by drawing a
picture of what the personification would look like.