explains an idea by comparing it to another thing that is more familiar, relatable, or visual

Ex: Time is money, so spend it wisely.

a brief and indirect reference to a famous person, place, thing, or idea

Ex: Chocolate cake is my Achilles' heel!

Ex: She's a good swimmer, but she's no Ariel.

when human qualities are given to non-human things (animals, objects, ideas, etc.)

a metaphor that is developed through several lines of writing or throughout an entire poem

Ex: Hope is the thing with feathers

That perches in the soul,

And sings the tune - without words,

And never stops at all,

And the sweetest in the gale is heard;

And sore must be the storm

That could abash the little bird

That kept so many warm.

I’ve heard it in the chilliest land,

And on the strangest sea;

Yet, never, in extremity,

It asked a crumb of me.

an implied or hidden comparison between two unlike things that does not use like or as

a comparison between two unlike things using like or as

a statement that may seem absurd or contradictory but yet can be true, or at least makes sense

Ex: The more you try to keep someone close, the further away you’ll push them.

a combination of words (usually two) that seem to contradict each other

a common expression that is not meant to be taken literally

occurs when the result of a situation is totally different from what you'd expected

Ex: The fire station is burning down.

Ex: A post on Instagram saying that social media is a waste of time.

a type of verbal irony where what is said is directly opposite to what is meant and is used in order to mock, ridicule or express contempt

an exaggeration for dramatic effect

The practice of using an object, color, or word to represent an abstract idea. An action, person, place, word, color, or object can all have a symbolic meaning

a figure of speech created by combining two contradictory words

a series of words that begin with the same consonant sound

Ex: The sly snake slithers slowly in the sand.

a word or phrase the uses multiple meanings of a word or similar sounding words, usually used as a joke

What 2 types of figurative languages are in this poem?

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What is the allusion in "Well, I’m no Hercules, but I could open that jelly jar for you"?

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"What a pity that youth must be wasted on the young." - George Bernard Shaw