Figurative Language is a word or phrase that does not have its normal every day, literal meaning. It is used by the writer for the sake of comparison or dramatic effect. Authors use similes, metaphors, hyperbole, and personification to make their stories more
interesting.
interesting.
Hyperbole
An exaggeration that is so dramatic that no one would believe the statement is true. Tall tales are hyperboles. Example: He’s has so much money he needs a truck to carry it. Idioms
An expression whose meaning is not predictable from the usual meanings of the actual words. Example Break a leg |
Assonance
is the repetition of vowel sounds in stressed syllables to achieve rhyme Onomatopoeia
The use of a word to describe or imitate a natural sound or the sound made by an object or an action. Example: achoo |
Metaphors
The metaphor states
a fact or draws a verbal picture by the use of comparison A
metaphor makes a direct comparison it says you are something
Example: You are the apple of my eye.
The metaphor states
a fact or draws a verbal picture by the use of comparison A
metaphor makes a direct comparison it says you are something
Example: You are the apple of my eye.
Personification
A figure of speech in which human characteristics are given to an animal or an object. Example: Dogs that play card games |
Alliteration
The repetition of the same initial letter, sound, or group of sounds in a series of words. Alliteration includes tongue twisters. Example: She sells seashells by the seashore. |
Simile
A simile uses the words “like” or “as” to compare one object or idea with another to suggest they are alike. Example: busy as a bee |