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 a metaphor?

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A metaphor is a figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things by saying one thing is another, without using 'like' or 'as'.

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What is an example of a metaphor?

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"Time is a thief" is a metaphor that suggests time steals moments from our lives.

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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 the words 'like' or 'as'.

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What is an example of a simile?

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"Her smile is like sunshine" is a simile that compares a smile to sunshine.

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What is hyperbole?

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Hyperbole is an exaggerated statement that is not meant to be taken literally, used for emphasis or effect.

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What is an example of hyperbole?

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"I'm so hungry I could eat a horse" is a hyperbole that emphasizes extreme hunger.

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What is an idiom?

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An idiom is a phrase or expression that has a figurative meaning different from its literal meaning.

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What is an example of an idiom?

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"Kick the bucket" is an idiom that means to die.

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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.