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Figurative language | Figurative language uses words and/or expressions with a meaning that is different from the literal interpretation. Literal language would be used to simply state the facts as they are presented. On the other hand figurative language would use the many parts of speech to convey or to make a particular point. Figurative language is most commonly seen in nonfiction, poetry, prose, and other forms of written work. Writers can use figurative language in comparing two things in such a way that is interesting or by using words that have unusual constructions or sounds. It can also be used to give a new perspective on a word. Using figurative language enables writers to express themselves more clearly by engaging readers with a more explicit approach. Figurative language is especially useful in creative writing, such as poetry and prose, because it is more imaginative that literal language and offers readers a vivid image of what the writer is trying to say. | ||
=Types of Figurative Language:= | =Types of Figurative Language:= | ||
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A figure of speech that makes a direct comparison between a thing or person to another. | A figure of speech that makes a direct comparison between a thing or person to another. | ||
Example: You were a gray beret and the whole being at peace. | Example: "You were a gray beret and the whole being at peace." –Pablo Neruda | ||
==Personification== | ==Personification== | ||
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A figure of speech in which two completely different things are explicitly compared to one another using the words, “like” or “as”. | A figure of speech in which two completely different things are explicitly compared to one another using the words, “like” or “as”. | ||
Example: He was black as night and as fast as light. | Example: "He was black as night and as fast as light." –Ernest Hemingway | ||
==Imagery== | |||
Pictures or photographs, language that causes people to imagine pictures in their mind, pictures of people | |||
or things in a work of art | |||
Examples: the book contains a great deal of sexual imagery, the movie was full of biblical imagery | |||
==Hyperbole== | ==Hyperbole== | ||
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Example: "enough to feed a small army" | Example: "enough to feed a small army" | ||
==Onomatopoeia== | ==Onomatopoeia== | ||
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[http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Why_do_writers_use_figurative_language#slide=1&article=Why_do_writers_use_figurative_language Why do writers use figurative language?] | [http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Why_do_writers_use_figurative_language#slide=1&article=Why_do_writers_use_figurative_language Why do writers use figurative language?] | ||
[http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ Merriam-Webster] | |||
[http://leadinginnovationenglish.wikispaces.com/Literature+%26+Figurative+Language/ Literature and Figurative Language] | |||
=Work Cited= | =Work Cited= | ||
Corp., LoveToKnow. ''Your Dictionary The Dictionary We Can Understand.'' LovetoKnow Corp. 1996-2014. | Corp., LoveToKnow. ''Your Dictionary The Dictionary We Can Understand.'' LovetoKnow Corp. 1996-2014. | ||