Figures of Speech

​Figurative Language

Ørefers to a language that conveys deeper and more complex meaning of words than what it literally suggests.

​Figures of Speech

​1. Simile

Øa comparison of two unrelated objects/ideas with the use of as or like.

​Figures of Speech

​1. Simile

• She runs like the wind.

• He eats like a pig.

• Her nails are as red as blood.

​Figures of Speech

​2. Metaphor

• That boy is a pig.

• Love is a battlefield.

• My mother was boiling mad.

​Figures of Speech

​2. Metaphor

Øa comparison of two unrelated objects/ideas without the use of as or like.

​Figures of Speech

​3. Hyperbole

ØIt is the usage of exaggerated terms in order to emphasize or heighten the effect of something.

​Figures of Speech

​3. Hyperbole

• I could cry a river.

• The students have million things to do.

• I have told you that a million times.

​Figures of Speech

​4. Personification

Øgiving human traits or characteristics to something that isn't human, such as animals, objects or non-living things

​Figures of Speech

​4. Personification

• The tree shook its long hair.

• The stars winked at me.

• The tulips nodded their heads in the breeze.

​Figures of Speech

​5. Onomatopoeia

ØIt is described as the use of word which imitates a sound.

​Figures of Speech

​5. Onomatopoeia

• The leaves were rustling.

• The clap of thunder went bang and scared my dog.