Description: Explains about Figurative Language
Figurative Language
Metaphor
- A comparison in which one thing is said to be another
- Example: My mom is teddy bear
Figurative language is phrasing that goes beyond the literal
meaning of words to get a message or point across.Hyperbole
- Hyperbole is extreme exaggeration
of a situation using humor - Example: That boy runs faster than a car
- Hyperbole is extreme exaggeration
Simile
- An explicit comparison between
things using Like or As - Example: My Backpack was like a bag of bricks
- An explicit comparison between
Alliteration
- Alliteration is a repetition of a sound or
letter in the same sentence - Example: Sheep should shower in shed
- Alliteration is a repetition of a sound or
Idioms
- A group of words whose meaning considered as a
unit is different from the meanings of
each word considered separately - Example: Hang in there - Don't give up/ Never let go
- A group of words whose meaning considered as a
Personification
- Giving human qualities to objects.
- Example: The streets are calling me.
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