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 a non-literal way.

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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 is the other.

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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 personification?

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Personification is a figure of speech in which human qualities are given to animals, objects, or ideas.

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What is hyperbole?

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Hyperbole is an exaggerated statement that is not meant to be taken literally.

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What is onomatopoeia?

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Onomatopoeia is a word that imitates the natural sound of a thing, like 'buzz' or 'sizzle'.

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What does it mean to 'drop the ball'?

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To 'drop the ball' means to make a mistake or fail to do something important.

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Give an example of hyperbole.

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An example of hyperbole is 'I'm so hungry I could eat a horse!'

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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.

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What is an example of personification?

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An example of personification is 'The wind whispered through the trees.'