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 personification?

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Personification is a type of figurative language that gives human qualities to objects or animals.

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What is onomatopoeia?

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Onomatopoeia is a word that imitates a sound, like 'buzz' or 'splat'.

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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 saying one is the other, such as 'Homework is a breeze'.

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What is alliteration?

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Alliteration is the repetition of the same sound at the beginning of multiple words in a line, like 'Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers'.

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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 'as brave as a lion'.

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What is hyperbole?

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Hyperbole is an exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally, like 'I'm so hungry I could eat a horse'.

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What is imagery?

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Imagery is descriptive language that appeals to the senses and helps create a picture in the reader's mind.

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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, like 'kick the bucket' meaning to die.

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What is symbolism?

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Symbolism is the use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities, such as a dove representing peace.