Figurative Language: Creating Meaning with Comparisons

The video tutorial explains how poets use figurative language to create meaning in their works. It covers the three main types of figurative language: simile, metaphor, and personification. Similes compare two unlike things using words like 'like' or 'as'. Metaphors equate two things directly without using connecting words. Personification assigns human traits to non-human entities. The tutorial provides examples from famous poets like Robert Burns, William Wordsworth, William Shakespeare, Ben Jonson, William Blake, and John Donne to illustrate these concepts. By using figurative language, poets can convey deeper meanings and evoke emotions in their readers.

How does Robert Burns use simile in his poem about love?

Discuss how Shakespeare's use of metaphor in 'All the world's a stage' conveys a deeper meaning.