Learn the difference between figurative and literal meanings and how to interpret figures of speech (incl. similes, metaphors, personification, and hyperboles.) For more details and many more types of figures of speech, including tropes and schemes, see Part 2 at    • Figures of Speech (Part 2): Tropes an...  

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VIDEO CHAPTERS
00:00 - Introduction
00:26 - Difference between literal and figurative language
01:14 - Why we use figures of speech
SOME TYPES OF FIGURES OF SPEECH
01:42 - Simile
03:12 - Metaphor
03:45 - Hyperbole (exaggeration)
03:59 - Personification
04:33 - Multiple figures of speech at the same time
FINAL WORDS (bonus figures of speech: irony and sarcasm)
04:42 - Figures of speech and interpreting what you read

GUIDE
"Interpreting what we read" (THIS PLAYLIST): https://goo.gl/7uwg2w

Transition words...    • Transition words in reading and writing  
The author's purpose (1/3)...    • The author's purpose for writing (1/3...  
The author's point of view (2/3)...    • The author's point of view in writing...  
The author's tone (3/3)...    • Video  
Irony: Detecting and interpreting ...    • Irony: Detecting and interpreting  
Figures of speech (Part 1)... this video
Figures of speech (Part 2)...    • Figures of Speech (Part 2): Tropes an...  

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FURTHER READING

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REFERENCES
"How to stop being an attention seeker" (WikiHow article): http://www.wikihow.com/Stop-Being-an-...

Etymology of "thick": http://etymonline.com/index.php?allow...

FURTHER READING
List of figures of speech (Wikipedia): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Figure_...
Online Etymology Dictionary (web page): http://etymonline.com/

MUSIC
"And Then We Take Them Down Again" by Dokashiteru (feat. Susan Joseph)
"Pink Tape" in Artificial Music by Aryll Fae

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