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 imaginative ways.

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What is onomatopoeia?

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Onomatopoeia is a word that imitates the sound it represents, like 'buzz' or 'sizzle'.

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What is hyperbole?

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Hyperbole is an exaggeration used for emphasis or effect, such as 'I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.'

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What is a simile?

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A simile is a comparison between two different things using the words 'like' or 'as', for example, 'as brave as a lion'.

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What is a metaphor?

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A metaphor is a direct comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as', such as 'Time is a thief'.

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What is personification?

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Personification is giving human qualities to animals or objects, like saying 'The wind whispered through the trees'.

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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 'Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers'.

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What is an example of onomatopoeia?

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An example of onomatopoeia is the word 'bang' which represents the sound of an explosion.

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What is an example of hyperbole?

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An example of hyperbole is saying 'I've told you a million times' to emphasize that you've repeated something many times.

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What is an example of a simile?

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An example of a simile is 'Her smile was like sunshine'.