Figurative Language Definitions

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What is Figurative Language?

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Figurative Language is a type of language that uses words in ways that shift from their literal interpretation to achieve a more complex or powerful effect.

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What is Imagery?

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Imagery creates images in the mind of the reader, often using descriptive language to evoke sensory experiences.

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What is Alliteration?

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Alliteration is a figurative device that uses a number of words with the same first consonant sound.

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What does the phrase 'The car is a dinosaur' imply?

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It implies that the car is very old.

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What is Allusion?

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Allusion gives a brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing, or idea of historical, cultural, literary, or political significance.

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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 stating that one is the other.

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What is Simile?

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A simile is a figure of speech that compares two different things using the words 'like' or 'as'.

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What is Personification?

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Personification is a figurative language technique that gives human traits and qualities to non-human things.

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What is Hyperbole?

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Hyperbole is an exaggerated statement or claim that is not meant to be taken literally.

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What is Irony?

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Irony is a figure of speech in which the intended meaning is opposite to the literal meaning.