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 meaning or effect, often by comparing things or describing them in a creative way.

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What is a metaphor?

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A metaphor is a figure of speech that compares two different things by saying one is the other, like saying 'Time is a thief'.

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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', such as 'as brave as a lion'.

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What is hyperbole?

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Hyperbole is an exaggerated statement that is not meant to be taken literally, like saying 'I'm so hungry I could eat a horse'.

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What is personification?

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Personification is giving human qualities to non-human things, like saying 'The wind whispered through the trees'.

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What is an idiom?

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An idiom is a phrase that has a meaning different from the literal meaning of its words, like 'It's raining cats and dogs'.

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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, like 'Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers'.

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What is onomatopoeia?

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Onomatopoeia is a word that imitates the sound it represents, like 'buzz', 'bang', or 'sizzle'.

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What is imagery?

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Imagery is descriptive language that creates vivid pictures in the reader's mind, appealing to the senses.

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What is symbolism?

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Symbolism is using symbols to represent ideas or qualities, like a dove representing peace.