Topic: ________________________

Figurative Language  Language that goes beyond the normal

 Defined: _______________ of the words used; it is
used to create a ______________ or
______________.
 It ____________, _____________, or
__________ something ___________ what
it first _____________ to ________.

Figure of Speech  A ___________________ used to

___________ a special __________ or
___________ by making some type of
_____________ or ______________
________________.
 Most common types are: __________,
____________, metonymy, ____________,
and ______________.

Antithesis: an-ti-thE-sis
 Definition  An ______________, or ___________, of
______________

 Example:  “It was the best of times, it was the worst of

times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the
age of foolishness…” -Charles Dickens, A
Tale of Two Cities

Hyperbole: hi-pur’ba-li
 Defined:  Is an ______________, or
___________________________
 Example: 

Idiom: id-I-um
 Defined:  A _________ or _____________ that means
something _____________ from what the
words ___________ say.
 Usually understandable by a
_______________ group of people.


 Example:

Metaphor: met-a-four
 Defined:  A __________________________
____________________________
____________________________
____________________________
  Example: 

Metonymy: ma-tone-a-mi
 Defined:  The ____________________ of one
_________ for ____________ that is
__________________________ to it.
 Example:
 The _____ is mightier than the _____.
o _____ and __________
represent publishing and
military force, respectively.

Personification: pur-son-i-fi-k-shun
 Defined:  Literary device in which the author speaks
of or describes an _________, __________,
or ____________ as if it were a
________________________

 Example: 

Simile: sim-a-lee
 Defined:  A _____________________________
_______________________________
_______________________________

 Example: 

Practice:
1. You hit the nail on the head. 1.
2. She was quiet as a mouse. 2.
3. My friend is the funniest person in the 3.
world.
4. As she walk it sounded like the wind was 4.
whispering.
5. I won’t tell anyone, I’ll keep it in my mental 5.
vault.
6. A jumbo shrimp 6.
7. The Whitehouse did not want to comment. 7.

Summary: Write a 3-5 sentence summary of the notes using the new terminology.