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 imaginative ways.

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What is imagery?

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Imagery is descriptive language that creates a picture in your mind, appealing to the senses.

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What is an idiom?

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An idiom is a saying that has its own meaning and cannot be understood easily from the literal meanings of its words.

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What is an allusion?

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An allusion is a brief indirect reference to something of historical or cultural significance.

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What is alliteration?

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Alliteration is the repetition of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent words.

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What is onomatopoeia?

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Onomatopoeia is a figure of speech that imitates sounds associated with objects or actions.

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What is a metaphor?

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A metaphor is a figure of speech that makes a direct comparison between two unlike things, suggesting they are alike in some way.

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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 personification?

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Personification is a figure of speech in which human qualities are attributed to animals, inanimate objects, or abstract concepts.

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What is hyperbole?

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Hyperbole is an exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally, used for emphasis or effect.