Flashcards: 10th Lit: Figurative Language
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RobertsReading on January 11, 2012
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Symbol | Anything that stands for, or represents, something else, in addition to its own meaning |
| Tone | The poet's attitude towards his/her subject; helps create atmosphere |
| Personification | A nonhuman subject is given human characteristics |
| Simile | A comparision between two disssimilar things, using "like" or "as" |
| Hyperbole | A deliberate exaggeration or overstatement |
| Metaphor | A comparison between tow dissimilar things, in which one thing is spoken f as though it were something else (doesn't use "like" or "as") |
| Extended Metaphor | A metaphor that continues throughout a poem |
| Figurative Language | Writing or speech not intended to be taken literally |
| Connotation | The emotional ideas associated with a word; more than its explicit meaning |
| Denotation | The dictionary meaning of the word, independent of of emotional associations |