Figurative Language

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What is figurative language?

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Figurative language is a way of using words to create a special effect or meaning, often by comparing things or describing them in a creative way.

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What is personification?

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Personification is giving human qualities to non-human things or animals.

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What is a simile?

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A simile is a figure of speech that compares two unlike things using the words 'like' or 'as'.

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What is a metaphor?

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A metaphor is a figure of speech that compares two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.

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What is hyperbole?

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Hyperbole is an extreme exaggeration used for emphasis or effect.

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What is alliteration?

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Alliteration is the repetition of the same initial consonant sound in a series of words.

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Example of personification: 'The wind whispered through the trees.'

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This sentence gives the wind human-like qualities by saying it 'whispered'.

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Example of a simile: 'Her smile was as bright as the sun.'

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This sentence compares her smile to the sun using 'as'.

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Example of hyperbole: 'I could sleep for a year.'

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This is an exaggeration to emphasize how tired someone feels.

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Example of alliteration: 'Silly Sally swiftly shooed seven silly sheep.'

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This sentence uses the 's' sound repeatedly at the beginning of words.