Transcript PowerPoint Presentation - English With Miss Robinson

 Describing something by comparing it with
something else
 Language that goes beyond the literal
meaning of words in order to create new
effects or fresh insights into an idea or a
subject
 Common examples are simile, metaphor, and
alliteration
 A direct comparison between two unlike
things, using the words “like” or “as”
 Example: Kobe Bryant is as tall
as a giraffe
 A direct comparison between two unlike
things, using the words like or as
 Example: He was as brave as a lion
Examples:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfeqRTMBm5A
 A comparison between two relatively unlike
things that uses “IS”, “WAS”, or “ARE” to
compare the two things
 The comparison is NOT made by using like or as
 Example: Their house was a prison
 Example: The world is a stage
 Repeated consonant sounds occurring at the beginning
of words or within words
 Used to create melody, draw attention to important
words, and point out similarities and contrasts
 Example: Wide-eyed and wondering while we wait for
others to waken
 Repeated consonant sounds occurring at the beginning
of words or within words
Example:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U97lbv0_A2I
 The use of words that
mimic or imitate the
sound they describe
 Appeal to our sense of
hearing and they help
bring a description to
life
 Example: Caarackle!
‘Knock-Knock, Cuckoo,
achoo, hiss, oink, bang
• A word that imitates the sound it represents
Examples:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBVwwKTjlI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQYU8
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 An exaggerated
statement used to
heighten effect
 Not used to mislead the
reader, but to emphasize
a point
 Example: I’ve said that a
million times.
 Anything in literature
that stands for or
represents something
else
 Example: The sun
symbolizes hope; the
night symbolizes fear
 The attribution of a
personal nature or
character to inanimate
objects or abstract
notions
 Example: “The tree
reached out its fragile
fingers and touched the
sky”.
 A contrast or discrepancy
between what is said and
what is meant, or between
what happens and what is
expected to happen
 Example: “An ambulance
driver rushes to the scene
of an accident, only to run
the victim over”.
 Involves description
of one or more of
your five senses
(hearing, taste, touch,
smell, sight)
 When an author uses
a word or phrase to
stimulate your
memory of those
senses
Example: “I lay still and took
another minute to smell: I
smelled the warm, sweet,
all-pervasive smell of the
sour, dirty laundry spilling
over the basket in the hall. I
could pick out the
overwhelming smell of
Claire’s sweaty feet, stale
perfume, and her hair
crusted with sand”.