Figurative

Languages in
Poetry
• . When we read
great literature,
something
changes in us
that stays
changed.

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1. Definition
Figurative language refers to language that uses
words in ways that deviate from their literal
interpretation to achieve a more complex or
powerful effect.

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2. Functions
⊳ a. Affording imaginative pleasure
⊳ b. Making abstract things concrete
⊳ c. Adding emotional intensity
⊳ d. Pulling more concentration
⊳ e. Enriching idea

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3. Types
⊳ Imagery Hyperbole Synecdoche
⊳ Simile Onomatopoeia Irony
⊳ Metaphor Allusion Paradox
⊳ Alliteration Oxymoron Anadiplosis
⊳ Personification Anaphora Understatement
⊳ Symbolism Apostrophe Allegory
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 Simile & Metaphor
Simile Metaphor
is a figure of speech that compares is a statement that compares
two unlike things and uses the two things that are not alike.
words “like” or “as” and they are Unlike similes, metaphors do
commonly used in everyday not use the words “like” or “as.”
communication.  Such statements only make
sense when the reader
understands the connection
between the two things being
compared.
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Simile in a Poem

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Metaphor in a Poetry

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 Personification & Apostrophe
Personification Apostrophe
Is the attribution of human characteristics Is a figure of speech in which
to non-living objects. Using the poet addresses an absent person,
personification affects the way readers an abstract idea, or a thing. ...
imagine things, and it sparks an interest
in the subject.

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Personification in a Poetry

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 Apostrophe in a Poetry
“Oh dear sweet Rose”
“O dear Mirror”
“Hello darkness”,
“O stranger of the
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 Hyperbole & Understatement
Hyperbole
is an exaggeration that is created to
emphasize a point or bring out a sense
of humor
Understatement
is a statement that represents
something as smaller or less intense,
or less important than it really is : a
statement that understates something.
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Hyperbole in a Poetry

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 Understatement in a Poetry
Litotes

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 Symbol & Allegory
Symbol Allegory
is the use of words, characters,  is a narrative work that
locations, or abstract ideas utilizes symbolism to offer a
as symbols to represent broader moral or deeper meaning
for the reader.
something beyond their literal
meaning.

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 Symbol in a Poetry
Fire and Ice
by
Robert Frost

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 Irony & Paradox

Irony Paradox
is a figure of speech that refers to is a statement that paradox
situations or dialogues where the refers to the juxtaposition of a set
apparent meaning of a statement or of seemingly contradictory
action is inconsistent with its concepts that reveal a hidden
intended meaning truth.

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Irony in a Poetry

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Paradox in a Poetry

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 Synecdoche& Metonymy
Synecdoche
is a figure of speech referring
to when a part of something is
used to refer to the whole.
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Metonymy
is a statement that refers to
using one thing to describe
something related to it.
Synecdoche

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Metonymy in a Poetry

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Thank You

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