Figurative Language

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What is personification?

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Personification is a figure of speech where human qualities are given to animals, inanimate objects, or abstract ideas. Example: 'The wind whispered through the trees.'

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What is hyperbole?

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

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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. Example: 'She sells sea shells by the sea shore.'

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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 without using 'like' or 'as.' Example: 'Time is a thief.'

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What is a simile?

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A simile is a figure of speech that compares two different things using 'like' or 'as.' 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. Example: 'buzz,' 'hiss,' or 'clang.'

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What is an analogy?

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An analogy is a comparison between two things that are alike in some way, often used to explain something unfamiliar by comparing it to something familiar. Example: 'Life is like a box of chocolates; you never know what you’re gonna get.'

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What is an oxymoron?

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An oxymoron is a figure of speech that combines contradictory terms. Example: 'deafening silence.'

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What is imagery?

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Imagery is descriptive language that appeals to the senses and creates a picture in the reader's mind. Example: 'The golden sun set over the calm, blue ocean.'

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What is a pun?

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A pun is a form of word play that exploits multiple meanings of a term or similar-sounding words for humorous or rhetorical effect. Example: 'Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana.'