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Culture Documents
and
language?
LITERAL MEANS…..
The actual, dictionary meaning of a word;
language that means what it appears to
mean
Avoiding exaggeration, metaphor, or
embellishment
Conforming to the most obvious meaning
of a word, phrase, sentence, or story
In other words…
It means exactly what it says!
Word for word.
Example One: The U.S. is a large
country.
What does it mean? Exactly what it says!
Example Two: The weather is beautiful
today.
What does it mean? Exactly what it says!
Figurative means…
Language that goes beyond the normal
meaning of the words used
Based on or making use of figures of
speech; metaphorical
Represented by a figure or symbol
In other words…
Figure it out! There’s a deeper meaning hidden
in the words.
Example: Fragrance always stays in the
hand that gives the rose. -Hada Bejar
Does it mean you have a smelly hand? NO!
What does it mean? Giving to others is
gracious and the good feeling of giving stays
with you.
Figures of Speech
Figures of speech are words or phrases
that depart from straightforward
literal language. Figures of speech
are often used and crafted for
emphasis, freshness, expression, or
clarity.
Authors often use figures of speech in both
literature and poetry to enhance their
writing.
He is a pig.
Jumbo shrimp
Hot chili
PALINDROME
Words that are the same spelled front
wards and backwards
Stanley Yelnats
Racecar
Evil Olive
TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE!
He clattered and clanged as he
washed the dishes.
(A) Simile
(B) Onomatopoeia
(C) Hyperbole
TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE!
Life is a beach!
(A)Metaphor
(B)Alliteration
(C) Simile
TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE!
“Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.”
~Mother Goose
(A) Onomatopoeia
(B) Hyperbole
(C) Alliteration
TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE!
The river falls under us like a
trap door.
(A)Onomatopoeia
(B) Simile
(C) Metaphor
TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE!
I’m so hungry I could eat a horse!
(A) Hyperbole
(B) Metaphor
(C) Onomatopoeia
TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE!
“Don’t delay dawn’s disarming display.
Dusk demands daylight.”
(A) Simile
(B) Metaphor
(C) Hyperbole
TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE!
The glass vase is as fragile as a
child’s sandcastle.
(A) Metaphor
(B) Alliteration
(C) Simile
TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE!
The buzzing bee startled me!
(A) Hypberbole
(B) Onomatopoeia
(C) Metaphor
TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE!
She looked at him with fire in her
eyes.
(A)Alliteration
(B) Simile
(C) Metaphor
TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE
The sun draped its arms
around my shoulders
A) Personification
B) Oxymoron
C) Palindrome
TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE
You look like a million
dollars.
A) Personification
B) Idiom
C) Oxymoron
TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE
You looked pretty ugly in
that dress.
A) Onomatopoeia
B) Oxymoron
C) Alliteration
TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE
The boy shouted, “Madam, I’m
Adam!”
A) Personification
B) Oxymoron
C) Palindrome
Assignment
Look for any poem or song in
which imagery and figures of
speech are visible/used.
Copy/print the poem and box
the imagery and underline the
figures of speech used.