Literary Elements Figures of Speech

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Literary ElementsFigures of Speech

• Part I
• English I

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You will draw this line.
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Cornell Notes

• Write key words on this small side of the page

• Directly across from the key words or topics,
  write the main idea/ideas that you need to
  remember. You may use phrases rather than
  complete sentences.

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Your notes will go here.
Key words will go here
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Allusion

• A reference to a person, a place, an event or a
  literary work which a writer expects the reader
  to recognize (recognized by many)
• Reference can be from history, geography,
  literature, religion

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• Allusion

• Reference to person, place, event, literary work
• Recognized by many
• Can be history, geography, literature, religion

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ALLUSION

• Watch this film clip and list as many ALLUSIONS
  as you see .

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Hyperbole

• A figure of speech using exaggeration for special
  effect
• Example
• I have a TON of homework!
• Coach made us run a MILLION
• miles!

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HYPERBOLE

• Turn to a neighbor and share one thing that you
  have already exaggerated today.

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Imagery

• Words or phrases that create pictures or images
  in the readers mind
• 5 senses
• Example
• The ocean was a cool shade of sapphire blue,
  with white-capped waves that lapped playfully at
  the sandy shore.

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IMAGERY

• Write 5 descriptive details that paint a picture
  of how your bedroom looked as you left your house
  this morning.

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Metaphor

• Comparison between two seemingly unlike things
  WITHOUT using like or as
• Example
• She was a rose, beautiful and delicate.

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METAPHOR

• Can you think of a metaphor that your mom has
  used to describe you?

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Onomatopoeia

• Use of words to describe sounds
• Examples
• Oink! Oink! (pig snorting)
• Brrrrrrrrrring (telephone ringing)
• Zzzzz... (student snoring)

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ONOMATOPOEIA

• What is your favorite?

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Oxymoron

• Two words that have opposite meanings used
  together
• Example Civil War, same difference, pretty
  ugly

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OXYMORON

• Your turn .

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Simile

• Comparison between two seemingly unlike things
  using like or as
• Example
• She was as beautiful as a rose.

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SIMILE

• Compare your best friend to an animal using a
  simile.

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Personification

• Human characteristics are given to nonhuman
  things
• EX time flies
• the storm howls
• the trees dance in the wind

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PERSONIFICATION

• How would you personify your homework?

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Alliteration

• Repetition of the same sound at the beginning of
  each word, phrase, or sentence
• Example
• The lovely ladies liked lollipops.

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ALLITERATION

• Using the first letter of either your first or
  last name, write a tongue twister with at least 3
  words using alliteration.

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Symbol

• When something stands for or represents something
  else
• Often a concrete object that represents an
  abstract idea

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SYMBOL

• Write what these symbols represent to you
• American flag
• Heart

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Irony

• Difference between appearance vs. reality. 3
  types
• Verbal what is said is not really what is meant
  (sarcasm)
• Dramatic reader/audience knows something a
  character does not
• Situational expect one thing to happen but what
  actually happens is a surprise

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IRONY
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IRONY
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Cornell Notes
At the end of a lecture, write down what stood
out to you main points, things you want to
remember, things you still dont understand