Tone and Figurative Language
Definition of Tone:
Examples of Tone Words:
Definition of Figurative Language:
Expressing ideas indirectly; language used in a special way to
create a special effect made up of words and phrases, which don’t
mean what they first appear to mean.
Examples of Figurative Language:
Kenning, allusion, simile, personification, metaphor, alliteration,
hyperbole, onomatopoeia, clichés
How does using figurative language create tone?
Figurative Language
Thanksgiving was a sad as a tree with no leaves.
The place smelled like fresh daisies.
Time is running out.
The road was a ribbon of moon light over the
purple grasses.
The shoe scraped against steps in the darkness.
The little boy was as cute as a bug’s ear.
Tone
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Tone and Figurative Language in Beowulf
Definition of Kenning:
Tone Created
Kenning Example #1 in Beowulf:
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Definition of Allusion:
Tone Created
Allusion Example in Beowulf:
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Definition of Alliteration:
Tone Created
Alliteration Example in Beowulf:
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Definition of Personification:
Personification Example in Beowulf:
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Tone Created