What are other types of Figurative Comparisons?
A Family of Figurative Language
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
Comparisons
Analogy
Simile
Other non-literal language
Synecdoche
Metonymy
Metaphor
Hyperbole
(Exaggeration)
Personification
Other Types of Figurative Comparisons
a) Analogy: A comparison that highlights a similarity in structure or relationship; often, an analogy is
used to explain the tenor with a more familiar vehicle.
TENOR:
VEHICLE:
________________
_______________
CELL : MITOCHONDRIA :: city : _______________________
b) Simile: A direct comparison of two unlike things using a comparison word, such as “like” or “as.” In
similes, sometimes the ground is also stated.
TENOR:
VEHICLE:
________________
_______________
c) Personification: A type of metaphor in which qualities of a human being are transferred to something
that is not a human being.
TENOR:
VEHICLE:
________________
_______________
In personification, the __________________ is a person, while the ___________________ is not.
Figurative Comparison Practice:
Example
Compares
TENOR
Type
VEHICLE
(A, M, S, P)
Curley was flopping like a fish on a line.
_________________= _________________
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Poverty was the cage that trapped us.
_________________= _________________
____
The wind stood up and gave a shout.
He whistled on his fingers and
Kicked the withered leaves about.
_________________= _________________
____
_________________ = ________________
____
Love is to our hearts what winds are to
the sea. They grow into storms, true.
But the winds make the sea navigable.
More Practice—HW 1/7
1) Tabasco Hot Sauce advertisement:
On which side of the “Figurative Language Family” does the image above sit? (Does it contain a
figurative comparison, or is it another non-literal thing?) Explain.
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2) RCA Earphones advertisement
TENOR :
GROUND:
TYPE OF COMPARISON:
: VEHICLE
_____________________________
Analogy
Metaphor
Simile
or
Personification?
3) Continental Tire advertisement
TENOR :
GROUND:
TYPE OF COMPARISON:
: VEHICLE
_____________________________
Analogy
Metaphor
Simile
or
Personification?
4)
This flag represents America.
America is a melting pot.
What’s the difference between symbolism and metaphor? Use the examples above in your explanation.
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