Figurative Language

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What is figurative language?

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Figurative language is a form of expression that uses words or phrases in a way that deviates from their literal interpretation to convey complex meanings, create imagery, or evoke emotions.

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What is anaphora?

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Anaphora is a rhetorical device that involves the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses or sentences.

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Example of anaphora?

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"I have a dream" is a famous example of anaphora used by Martin Luther King Jr.

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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.

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Example of alliteration?

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"Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers" is an example of alliteration.

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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.

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Example of personification?

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"The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky" is an example of personification.

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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, used for emphasis or effect.

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Example of hyperbole?

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"I'm so hungry I could eat a horse" is an example of hyperbole.

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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'.