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, without using 'like' or 'as'.

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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 does it mean when we say 'the classroom was a zoo'?

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It means the classroom was very noisy and chaotic, not that there were actual animals.

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What is personification?

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Personification is giving human qualities or characteristics to non-human things or animals.

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What is hyperbole?

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Hyperbole is an exaggerated statement that is not meant to be taken literally, used for emphasis or effect.

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What does 'the wind whispered through the trees' mean?

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It means the wind made a soft sound as it moved through the trees, suggesting a gentle and peaceful atmosphere.

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What is an idiom?

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An idiom is a phrase or expression that has a figurative meaning different from its literal meaning.

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What does 'it's raining cats and dogs' mean?

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It means it's raining very heavily, not that actual cats and dogs are falling from the sky.

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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.