Figurative Language

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.

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

'He is as brave as a lion.'

A metaphor is a figure of speech that compares two different things by stating that one is the other, without using 'like' or 'as'.

'Time is a thief.'

Personification is a figure of speech in which human qualities are given to animals, inanimate objects, or abstract ideas.

'The wind whispered through the trees.'

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

'I’m so hungry I could eat a horse.'

Onomatopoeia is a word that imitates the natural sound of a thing.