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 meaning that is different from the literal interpretation. It often involves comparisons, exaggerations, or symbolic meanings.

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What is personification?

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Personification is a type of figurative language that gives human characteristics to non-human things or animals. Example: 'The wind whispered through the trees.'

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What is an oxymoron?

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An oxymoron is a figure of speech that combines apparently contradictory terms. Example: 'bittersweet' or 'jumbo shrimp.'

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What is onomatopoeia?

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Onomatopoeia is a figure of speech that imitates sounds associated with objects or actions. Examples: 'buzz,' 'clang,' 'meow,' and 'plop.'

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What is allusion?

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Allusion is a brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing, or idea of historical, cultural, literary, or political significance. Example: 'He has the strength of Hercules.'

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What is imagery?

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Imagery is descriptive language that creates a picture in your mind, appealing to the senses. Example: 'The golden sun set behind the purple mountains.'

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What is a metaphor?

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A metaphor is a figure of speech that makes a direct comparison between two unlike things by stating one is the other. Example: 'Time is a thief.'

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What is a simile?

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A simile is a figure of speech that compares two unlike things using 'like' or 'as.' Example: 'Her smile is like sunshine.'

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What is hyperbole?

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

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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. Example: 'She sells sea shells by the sea shore.'