figurative language. words that create images using language that has deeper meaning than what the...
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Figurative Language
Figurative Language
• Words that create images using language that has deeper meaning than what the actual words express.
• There are several types of figurative language:
Types of Figurative Language
Simile
Words that compare two unlike things using like or as.
SimileHappy as a pig in mud.
Metaphor
A comparison of two unlikely things that actually do have something in common (without using like or as).
Metaphor
A blanket of snow covered the street.
Metaphor
Her laughter was music to my ears.
Metaphor
He is a shady character.
Metaphor
Life is a highway.
Metaphor
You are the apple of my eye.
MetaphorA typical teenager’s room is a
warzone!
Personification
Giving human characteristics or qualities to an animal, object or abstract idea.
The sun peeked happily behind the cloud.
Personification
The trees danced in the wind.
Personification
The car squealed happily down the highway.
Personification
The angry sky roared and threw lightning around.
Personification
The gentle wind softly kissed my cheeks.
Onomatopoeia
Words that are sounds.
Onomatopoeia
Onomatopoeia
Onomatopoeia
Hyperbole
An extremeexaggeration
Figure of Speech
• An expression in which words are used in unusual or non-literal ways to create vivid or dramatic effects, including humor.
Figure of Speech
Figure of Speech
Figure of Speech
Burning the candle at both ends.
Figure of Speech
Figure of Speech
A fair weather friend.
Idioms
Words or phrases that cannot be taken literally.
IdiomHe had his head in the sand.
Idiom
It’s raining cats and dogs out there!
Idiom
Don’t cry over spilt milk!
Idiom
The early bird gets the worm.
Idiom
You’re barking up the wrong tree.
Idiom
Don’t put the cart before the horse.