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What is the definition of figurative language? What are some examples of figurative language? Professor Peter Betjemann answers these questions in the following short video, which is designed to help high school and college English students to not only identify figurative language but also to analyze its structure and purpose. The video is sponsored by the School of Writing, Literature, and Film at Oregon State University. For more discussions of literary topics and essay writing tips, please subscribe to the free SWLF YouTube Channel or visit https://liberalarts.oregonstate.edu/wlf/oregon-state-guide-english-literary-terms
Spanish subtitles are now available for this video. To access these subtitles, click on the settings icon in the video.
We would like to thank the Adventure Leadership Institute at Oregon State for providing us with the rafting footage seen in the video. More information about that program can be found here: https://recsports.oregonstate.edu/ali
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In the comments section, please feel free to add your favorite examples of figurative language! Liking, sharing, and commenting on our videos will help us to build a rich digital learning environment around these topics.
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"What is a foil?": youtu.be/nqXQ4L2oC9Q
What is the definition of figurative language? What are some examples of figurative language? Professor Peter Betjemann answers these questions in the following short video, which is designed to help high school and college English students to not only identify figurative language but also to analyze its structure and purpose. The video is sponsored by the School of Writing, Literature, and Film at Oregon State University. For more discussions of literary topics and essay writing tips, please subscribe to the free SWLF YouTube Channel or visit https://liberalarts.oregonstate.edu/wlf/oregon-state-guide-english-literary-terms
Spanish subtitles are now available for this video. To access these subtitles, click on the settings icon in the video.
We would like to thank the Adventure Leadership Institute at Oregon State for providing us with the rafting footage seen in the video. More information about that program can be found here: https://recsports.oregonstate.edu/ali
#LiteraryTerms #remotelearning #literature #remotelearning
In the comments section, please feel free to add your favorite examples of figurative language! Liking, sharing, and commenting on our videos will help us to build a rich digital learning environment around these topics.
"What is a prologue?": youtu.be/PEeMmskARMc
"What is a stanza?": youtu.be/qaXfCSCHBt0
"What is stream of consciousness?": youtu.be/WaSFwO3O2SI
"What is figurative language?": youtu.be/c2CRxHOgxBM
"What is irony?': youtu.be/q6e0oNVx8Uk
"What is a metaphor?": youtu.be/5mPSFQ1eFUU
"What is a simile?": youtu.be/YqJrZ6OoqjU
"What is hyperbole?": youtu.be/IzfyNwNpUmA
"What is a imagery?": youtu.be/uX413tALG7Q
"What is a sonnet?": youtu.be/QmrKmL06J9g
"What is metonymy?": youtu.be/jydjhvOzMGQ
"What is synecdoche?": youtu.be/V3G51sJcvzg
"What is enjambment?": youtu.be/yBn2ZOwv144
"What is satire?": youtu.be/io58hl1Z0TY
"What is juxtaposition?": youtu.be/4KXVPS3FYkQ
"What is foreshadowing?": youtu.be/nc-2Jg6b0Dw
"What is understatement?": youtu.be/tW3MZ6z8KNA
"What is rhyme?": youtu.be/_9oHeL2qI6g
"What is an unreliable narrator?": youtu.be/A-lDvHT2QyQ
"What is a genre?": youtu.be/Go0Mto2fOXY
"What is a narrative arc?": youtu.be/ngpHeQZtS-w
"What is a flashback?": youtu.be/tjTauD53Ru4
"What is personification?": youtu.be/5GOfjV6u0Co
"What is a narrator?": youtu.be/bCNNBxlnkjQ
"What is a flat character vs a round character?": youtu.be/IPIBTgPlK5c
"What is symbolism?": youtu.be/GR9VbSXxouM
"What is a graphic narrative? (Part I)": youtu.be/SPES7Z2fjIY
"What is a graphic narrative? (Part II)": youtu.be/KEqQIB5ytcI
"What is epistrophe?": youtu.be/6rdlklOZs4o
"What is poetic meter?": youtu.be/S13Tg3RAUW4
"What is a portmanteau?": youtu.be/P5TdpQXTkB0
"What is anaphora?": youtu.be/dr970RgZu8w
"What is an oxymoron?": youtu.be/oXMht0mi0xc
"What is a zeugma?": youtu.be/qGtjLGFPmXE
"What is free indirect discourse?": youtu.be/Vw5XclD9IlQ
"What is a vehicle and a tenor?": youtu.be/dBjtFyktXhQ
"What is the uncanny?": youtu.be/4IHvGHGVAM0
"What is a point of view?": youtu.be/acURl_KBiRI
"What is deus ex machina?": youtu.be/GCpGV7fOp2M
"What is a frame story?": youtu.be/cjJszH88J8A
"What is ekphrasis?": youtu.be/ySS-IZMPjjc
"What is blank verse?": youtu.be/TmwuGQIgj9A
"What is an epistolary novel?": youtu.be/mj40J8lFu7E
"What is allegory?": youtu.be/4IOsFCieGQA
"What is tragedy?": youtu.be/OBvVD08_0hU
"What are euphony and cacophony?": youtu.be/TzELOczXWOY
"What are assonance and consonance?": youtu.be/3ZQxhOcnJzE
"What is a setting in literature?": youtu.be/omsbv-hbXiM
"What is onomatopoeia?": youtu.be/aKRKcKcSW2c
"What is theme in literature?": youtube.com/watch?v=I5KZc...
"What is a conflict in literature?": youtu.be/XqR0Hv6mwNU
"What is persona?": youtu.be/_5vKV7HNXlo
"What is a dramatic monologue?": youtu.be/ferWxPUN3ig
"What is an allusion?": youtu.be/rF3ANKEPoko
"What is alliteration?": youtu.be/uZNCkV_0u0A
"What is an epic?": youtu.be/YkblUzteA-4
"What is an ars poetica?": youtu.be/rZdBopDIiLo
"What is a motif?": youtu.be/isBKoIORntI
"What is a protagonist?": youtu.be/G5nZzak4TFk
"What is literature?": youtu.be/qvbMNIViMq4
"What is a foil?": youtu.be/nqXQ4L2oC9Q
