IV. Figurative Language Literature as an Enduring Expression
1. Alliteration - This is a very common figure of speech that involves using words that I. Defining begin with Literature According the same sound. to Vinuya, (2011), literature is mans vehicle for self-expression: a form of catharsisFor instance, Sally sells seashells by the seashore is alliteration and try saying it (relief) and fast to feelings see of friendship. It is the preserver of the culture of a nation that preserves it; thehow difficult it is! It is often used in advertising slogans to create something catchy showcase of peoples national upheavals (struggles); and, more importantly, it is a means that more or 2. Anaphora a tool people will - This figure of speech uses a specific clause at the beginning of each remember. forsentence or cultural transmission. It is through literature (along with other arts) that the cultural pointofto make a statement. heritage II.the PoetryForvs.instance: Prose Good night and good luck is an example of the beginning word being people is passed on from one generation to the next. Of course, the primordial aim of the same. literature The more it is used, the more of an emotional effect it can evoke from those who are is to entertain. listening. This text is writtenfrom by Another example This textis is "Mad written world! Mad kings! Mad composition!" King John, III by sentences or 3. Assonance -by Remember William Shakespeare. sentences or the phrase Both I Like text Ike? It was a very paragraph and common phase for those who paragraph and express intended to be read. supported Dwight intended Eisenhower to be read. during his presidential run. This is a figure of speech that nationalism focuses on the Thisvowel text sounds in a and phrase, repeating them over and over to create a great This text 4. Hyperbole - communicates effect. It was as big or as a mountain! patriotism It was faster than a cheetah! It was dumber communicates than a delivers its or simply casually as if its message just discussing rock! This figure of speech makeslove things seem for the much bigger than they really are by using the words figuratively like a using poem. country communicatively grandiose depictions of everyday things. Hyperbole orisdeliberately. often seen as an exaggeration 5. thatIrony adds - This figure of speech tries to use a word in a literal sense that debunks what has just a bit of humor to a story. been said. Gentlemen, you cant fight in here! This is the War Room! from Dr. Strangelove is a great example. It is often used to poke fun at a situation that everyone else sees as 6. Metaphor - The use of metaphor compares two (2) things that are not alike and finds a very III. Forms somethingandmatter. serious Genres Literary about them Forms to pertain make them to the structure or the way a piece was published. (short story, alike. novel, My heart is a lonely hunter that hunts on a lonely hill from a book by William Sharp is a poem, drama, or play) good Literary example Genresofpertain a metaphor. to the Some category writers try to use determined bythis thestyle to create technique something of the author in profound delivering 7. Simile out of -comparing his content In this figure (Comedy, twoofthings speech, Tragedy, thattwo (2) Fiction, appear Horror, things are to have compared nothing Fantasy, that at all Mystery, are not really inMythology, common. the Historical, same but Musical) LITERATURE are used to make a point about each other. Life is like a box of chocolates;(Major you Forms) never know what youre going to get is a famous Short Story, Poem, Novel, Drama or Play line (Genres) from the movie Forrest Gump that illustrates the simile. This is often used to make an emotional FictionNon-Fiction Comedy, Tragedy, Horror, Fiction, Fantasy, Mystery, Mythology, History, Musical, Epic/Action point about something. The difference between simile and metaphor is that you can (Division) 8. Metonymy obviously -ProsePoetry In this figure of speech, a word that has a very similar meaning can be used for see words "like" in the sentence. Poem, Haiku, Ballad, Sonnet Short Story,Using another. Parable,the Fable, word Novel, Essay,for crown News,royalty or lab coats for scientists are two (2) examples. In some ways, it can be seen (Note that any literary work that uses as a nickname forrhyme, something else; for instance, Drama, Magazine The rhythm, measurements and/or written in lines, White House Encyclopedia said doesnt (Reference Materials)actually mean the White House said it (a house cant speak!) but stanzas, and verses are considered under this Fiction that the andPresident non-Fiction said Writings it. Myth, Folktale However, we all understand the meaning, and so the words division. are(anything written in sentences and paragraphs) interchangeable. 01 Handout 1 *Property of STI Page 2 1 of 3
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