Lesson 2: Figurative Languages

Lesson on Figurative Language

• Figurative language or figures of speech enhances messages in literature, enriching themes and concepts.

Types of Figurative Language

• Analogy: Comparison of similarities between two concepts.

• Cliché: An overused phrase that lost its cleverness.

• Connotation: Secondary meaning or emotion tied to a word.

• Euphemism: Substitutes for harsh descriptions.

• Hyperbole: Exaggeration for effect, often humorous.

• Metaphor: Direct comparison between unlike objects without "like" or "as."

• Metonymy: A word that replaces another word closely associated with it.

• Oxymoron: Contradictory terms combined.

• Paradox: A seemingly contradictory assertion revealing a truth.

• Personification: Giving human characteristics to non-human entities.

• Simile: Comparing two unlike objects using "like" or "as."

• Synecdoche: A part represents the whole or vice versa.

Irony

Expression where the intended meaning is opposite to what is said.

• Verbal Irony: When something is said sarcastically or not literally

• Situational Irony: When you don’t expect the outcome

Values Integration

• Understanding figurative language can enhance poetry and prose writing skills. Objectives

• Recognize examples of figurative language within a text.

• Employ figurative language in personal written works.