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 non-literal way.

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What is an oxymoron?

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An oxymoron is a figure of speech that combines contradictory terms, like 'awfully good'.

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What is personification?

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Personification is a type of figurative language that gives human qualities to animals, objects, or ideas, like 'the flames ate hungrily'.

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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', such as 'her eyes were as blue as the ocean'.

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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, like 'while working, write your wackiest words down'.

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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, like 'feeling down in the dumps'.

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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 without using 'like' or 'as', suggesting one thing is another.

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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.

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Can you give an example of an oxymoron?

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An example of an oxymoron is 'deafening silence'.

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Can you give an example of personification?

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An example of personification is 'the wind whispered through the trees'.