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10/29/2012 1 WELCOME TO THIS IRSC ADULT EDUCATION ELLUMINATE SESSION Diana Lenartiene, Ed. S. moderator/instructor ELLUMINATE MEETING/CLASSROOM 2 INTRODUCING… YOUR VIRTUAL CLASSROOM 6/10/2008; updated: 10/3/11 Emoticons Respond to poll Chat Adjust volume

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WELCOME TO THIS IRSC ADULT EDUCATION

ELLUMINATE SESSIONDiana Lenartiene, Ed. S. moderator/instructor

ELLUMINATE

MEETING/CLASSROOM2

INTRODUCING… YOUR VIRTUAL CLASSROOM

6/10/2008;

updated: 10/3/11

EmoticonsRespond

to poll

Chat

Adjust

volume

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6/10/2008;

updated: 10/3/11

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6/10/2008;

updated: 8/4/2009

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6/10/2008;

updated: 8/4/2009

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GO FIGURE!

Figurative Language

RECOGNIZING FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE

The opposite of literal language is figurative language. Figurative language is language that means more than what it says on the surface.

• It usually gives us a feeling about its subject.

• Poets use figurative language almost as frequently as literal language. When you read poetry, you must be conscious of the difference. Otherwise, a poem may make no sense at all.

RECOGNIZING LITERAL LANGUAGE

“I’ve eaten so much I feel as if I could literally

burst!”

• In this case, the person is not using the word literally in its

true meaning. Literal means "exact" or "not exaggerated."

By pretending that the statement is not exaggerated, the

person stresses how much he has eaten.

Literal language is language that means exactly what is said.

Most of the time, we use

literal language.

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WHAT IS FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE?

• Whenever you describe something by

comparing it with something else,

you are using figurative language.

TYPES OF FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE

• Imagery

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

• Personification

• Onomatopoeia

• Hyperbole

• Idioms

Now, let’s view a You Tube video

on figurative language

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IMAGERY • Language that appeals to the senses.

Descriptions of people or objects stated in

terms of our senses.

• Sight

• Hearing

• Touch

• Taste

• Smell

SIMILE

• A figure of speech which involves a direct

comparison between two unlike things,

usually with the words like or as.

Example: The muscles on his brawny arms are

strong as iron bands.

METAPHOR• A figure of speech which involves an implied comparison between two relatively

unlike things using a form of be. The comparison is not announced by like or as.

Example: The road was a ribbon wrapped through the dessert.

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ALLITERATION• Repeated consonant sounds occurring at the beginning of words or within words.

Example: She was wide-eyed and wondering

while she waited for Walter to waken.

PERSONIFICATION• A figure of speech which gives the qualities of a person to an animal, an object, or

an idea.

Example: “The wind yells while blowing."

The wind cannot yell. Only a living thing can yell.

ONOMATOPOEIA

• The use of words that mimic sounds.

Example: The firecracker made a loud

kaboom!

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HYPERBOLE

• An exaggerated statement used to heighten

effect. It is not used to mislead the reader,

but to emphasize a point.

Example: She’s said so on several million

occasions.

IDIOMS• An idiom or idiomatic expression refers to a construction or expression in one

language that cannot be matched or directly translated word-for-word in another

language.

Example: "She has a bee in her bonnet," meaning "she is obsessed," cannot be literally

translated into another language word for word.

Let’s try to identify some Figurative Language now

1. My soul has grown deep like rivers.

Which technique is being used?

________________________________________________

How do you figure?

(write a sentence explaining your answer)

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The correct answer is that this sentence used a simile.

We know this because it compares the soul and the depth of rivers

using the words “like” or “as”.

Let’s try another one!

2. Bear in mind / That death is a drum

Which technique is being used?

________________________________________________________________________

How do you figure?

(write a sentence explaining your answer)

The correct answer is that a metaphor is used.

We know this because they call death a drum.

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3. Oh, never, if I live to a million, / Shall I feel such a terrible pain.

Which technique is being used?

______________________________________________________________________

How do you figure?

(write a sentence explaining your answer)

The correct answer is hyperbole.

We know this because no one lives to be a million years old!

4. And then my heart with pleasure fills, / And dances with the daffodils.

Which technique is being used?

_________________________________________

How do you figure?

(write a sentence explaining your answer)

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The correct answer is personification was used.

We know this because a daffodil cannot dance, but a person can.

You’ve done an excellent job with these.

Figurative Language is the use of words to mean something other than what the words usually mean in the dictionary

Examples:

• He was as tough as shoe leather.

• They all stood when they saw the flag brought into the room.

• Love is a battlefield

• That dog is as big as a house!

• Here’s a quick review video on Figurative Language

Now, you need to make a copy of this screen to send to your teacher for proof of

Attendance. This can be done in three easy steps:

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Thank you for viewing this presentation.Diana Lenartiene, IRSC ABE Instructor

If you still have questions, please contact me at:

[email protected]