Figurative Language Holiday

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What is a metaphor?

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A metaphor is a figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things by saying one is the other, without using 'like' or 'as'. For example, 'Time is a thief.'

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What is hyperbole?

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Hyperbole is an exaggerated statement that is not meant to be taken literally. For example, 'I’m so hungry I could eat a horse.'

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What is an idiom?

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An idiom is a phrase or expression that has a figurative meaning different from its literal meaning. For example, 'It's raining cats and dogs' means it's raining heavily.

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What is personification?

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Personification is a figure of speech in which human qualities are given to animals, objects, or ideas. For example, 'The wind whispered through the trees.'

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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. For example, 'She sells sea shells by the sea shore.'

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What is simile?

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A simile is a figure of speech that compares two different things using 'like' or 'as'. For example, 'Her smile is like the sun.'

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What is onomatopoeia?

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Onomatopoeia is a word that imitates the sound it represents. For example, 'buzz', 'bang', and 'sizzle'.

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What does 'cost an arm and a leg' mean?

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This idiom means that something is very expensive.

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What does 'drew a blank' mean?

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This idiom means to be unable to remember or think of something.

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What does 'my legs were jelly' mean?

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This metaphor means that the person's legs felt weak or shaky.