PD 1 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 meaning that is different from the literal interpretation. It includes various techniques like similes, metaphors, and hyperboles.

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What is hyperbole?

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Hyperbole is an extreme exaggeration used for emphasis or effect, not meant to be taken literally. Example: 'I'm so hungry I could eat a horse!'

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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 unrelated 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 sunshine.'

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What is onomatopoeia?

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Onomatopoeia refers to words that imitate natural sounds. Examples include 'buzz', 'bang', and 'sizzle'.

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What is an oxymoron?

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An oxymoron is a figure of speech that combines two contradictory terms. Example: 'bittersweet'.

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

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What is idiom?

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

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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.'