Figurative language - recap

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• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 2

Figurative speech = beeldspraak

Which literary devices can you remember from your Dutch class?

Literary devices

• Simile
• Metaphor
• Personification
• Allusions
• Alliteration
• Understatement
• Hyperbole

Metaphor

Simile

Personification

I'm drowing in a sea of grief.

The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky.

My love for you is as deep as the ocean.

And there's more...

• Homographs
• Homophones
• Denotation
• Connotation

What connotation = betekenis do you have to the word 'crown'?

What is meant by a 'homograph'?

What is meant by a 'homophone'?

Wait! There's even more?!

• symbolism
• onomatopoeia
• sarcasm
• hyperbole
• imagery

Alliteration

Hyperbole

Sarcasm

I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.

Weather forcast for tonight: dark.

Kim's kid kept kicking like crazy!

Give an example of an onomatopoeia.

Which literary device is saying the exact opposite of what you mean?

1. satire
2. hyperbole
3. irony
4. alliteration

Death

Love

Religion

Which literary devices do you know now?

Literary devices 'Mars'.

What stands out?

Homework

Lever je songtekst in via opdrachten in teams voor

8 februari. We gaan dan verder kijken naar beeldspraak in teksten.

Fijn weekend!