Figurative Language

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Figurative Language

• Idioms
• Similes
• Metaphors

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Research at Gallaudet, Fall 2000/Winter 2001
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Research at Gallaudet, Fall 2000/Winter 2001
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Brain Teasers
Wear Long

• Man
• Board

Stand I
READING
CHAIR
T O W N
LE VEL
ECNALG
KNEE LIGHT
cycle cycle cycle
DEATH LIFE
HES / HIMSELF
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Figurative Language

• Metaphor
• Figure of speech
• Comparing two things on an attribute usually
  associated with one.

Her hair was spun gold. He was a gem.
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Metaphors (Conts)

• Same Sense
• His voice was a love song.
• Her smile was sunshine.
• Her skin was velvet.

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Metaphors (Conts)
Cross-Sense The hot pepper was fire on my
tongue. The quiche was a symphony of flavors. The
smell of fresh air and clean sheets was perfect
harmony. The music was rough.
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Metaphors (Conts)
Perceptual/Psychological The guard was a
rock. His mind was a feather. The nun was a
marshmallow. She was a hot pepper. Her soul was a
raging storm.
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Interpretations of Metaphors

• After years in the prison, the guard was a rock.
• The smell of her perfume was bright sunshine.

Magical The king turned the guard into a
rock. Her perfume was made from rays of the sun.
Metonymic The guard worked in a prison that had
rock walls. When she was standing in the sun,
she was wearing perfume.
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Interpretations of Metaphors (conts)

• After years in the prison, the guard was a rock.
• The smell of her perfume was bright sunshine.

Primitive The guard had hard, tough
muscles. Metaphor Her perfume was a bright yellow
color like the color of the sun.
Genuine The guard was mean and did not care about
the Metaphor feelings of the prisoners. Her
perfume had a wonderful smell.
Syntagmatic to paradigmatic shift
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Figurative Language

• Simile
• Same as a metaphor, but using as or like

Her hair was like spun gold. He was as good as
gold.
If youve never been to a zoo or heard about a
peculiar sound the hyena makes, you will not
understand, She sounds like a hyena.
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Figurative Language

• Proverb
• A short, pithy saying in frequent and widespread
  use that expresses a well known truth or fact.

Let sleeping dogs lie. It never rains, but it
pours. Once burned, twice shy. A stitch in time
saves nine.
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Figurative Language

• Idiom
• Figure of speech that is literally
  incomprehensible

I am feeling blue. Youre full of beans. Its
raining cats and dogs.
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Frozen Metaphors/Idioms

• I went into the kitchen and ate up a storm.
• I ate a lot.
• I drank some white lightning from the fridge.
• I ate so much it rained.
• I like to eat when its raining.

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Novel Metaphors/Idioms

• I saw a coffin and was scared. I walked slowly
  toward it. I was amazed my feet were brave
  enough to take me there.
• My new sneakers made me feel I could do anything.
• I did not think I would have the courage to do
  it.
• My feet have a mind of their own.
• Somehow I was pulled to the coffin against my
  will.

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Idioms

• Hearing Left her out in the cold.
• Hearing From head to toe.
• Deaf From head to toes.

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Inference
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Inferences

• Inferences are clearly used in paragraph writing.
  A writer doesnt write every detailmany things
  are inferred, otherwise, it would be boring.

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Inferences

• Alexis was strolling casually downtown. As she
  turned the corner, her heart stopped. There was
  Frank arm-in-arm with an attractive blonde.
• Betty was ready to go to work. She stuck her hand
  out the window to check the weather. She went
  and got her coat.

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Inferences

• I think many deaf individuals just read the
  words, not necessarily for their deeper meanings.
  
• I cant answer thattell them to imagine the
  situation or discuss the situation.

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Inferences

• Dad paced the floor that rainy night. His 16-year
  old son was driving home from a basketball game
  at a country school.
• How did the father feel?
• Why was the drive difficult?
• Was the boy an experienced driver?

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Inferences

• Deaf kids often not privy to conversations at
  dinner table may not know Dads are nervous about
  16-year old driverscountry road conditions
  (driving in a car at night going to Metcalf
  volleyball games I hate these country roads)

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Inferences

• Susan opened her Christmas present from Josh. As
  she carefully tore the wrapping off the tiny box
  and opened it, her eyes widened and a smile came
  over her face. Yes, Josh, she said, I will
  marry you.
• WHAT IS THE INFERENCE MADE?

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Inferences

• The captain ordered the mate to drop an _____.
• You used
• Background knowledge and
• Knowledge of how language works syntax
• to decide that
• captain and mate describe boat concepts and
• the new words must start with a vowel

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Directed Reading Teacher Activity (DRTA)

• Elementary kids very repetitive books very
  predictable
• High school at end of chapters have them
  discuss what will happen next
• Mystery box

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• He lost his life while fighting for his country
• vs.
• He died while he was in the war.
• She lost her life.

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The bird is in the cage. The cage is under the
table.
The bird is on the table.
The bird is under the table.
Hearing Students
The cage is over the table.
The bird flew out of the cage.
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The bird is in the cage. The cage is under the
table.
The bird is on the table.
The bird is under the table.
The cage is over the table.
The bird flew out of the cage.
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Idioms

• The more ludicrous they are, the easier they are
  to teach
• Raining cats and dogs
• Harder Scoot up to the table
• Before I knew it

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What Can You Do to Develop?

• Riddles
• Why? Questions
• Purposely Plan for Idiom Teaching-not just the
  Friday afternoon fun timeit has to be recycled
  and used or it will not become internalized.