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Personification

Simile

Onomatopoeia

Metaphor

Idioms

Hyperbole

Introduction to

Figurative Language

Idioms

Hyperbole

Simile

Onomatopoeia

Metaphor

Personification

Hyperbole

A hyperbole is an exaggeration that isn't meant to be taken literally.

Example:"I'm so hungry I could eat a horse!" The person is trying to express that they are very hungry, but they're not actually able to eat a whole horse.

Idioms

Hyperbole

Simile

Onomatopoeia

Metaphor

Personification

Idioms

Example:"That test was a piece of cake!" The test was not actually a piece of cake, however in the English language the phrase means that the test was easy

A phrase used in a specific language. When the words are looked at individually the meaning of the phrase can't be deduced but when put togther the phrase becomes understandable.

Idioms

Hyperbole

Simile

Onomatopoeia

Metaphor

Personification

Metaphor

A metaphor is a comparison between 2 things that are unalike.

Example:"You are my sunshine" You are being compared to sunshine because you brighten the speakers day. However, you are not literally sunshine.

Idioms

Hyperbole

Simile

Onomatopoeia

Metaphor

Personification

Onomatopoeia

A written word that is associated with a sound that an object makes.

Examples:"Pop!" "Squeak!" "Thud!" These are all words associated with the sound something makes.

Idioms

Hyperbole

Simile

Onomatopoeia

Metaphor

Personification

Personification

Personification is when human characteristics are given to a non-human object.

Example"The cupcake was calling to her." Cupcakes can't speak but this phrase means that the cupcake looked delicious and she wanted to eat it.

Idioms

Hyperbole

Simile

Onomatopoeia

Metaphor

Personification

Simile

Similes are like metaphors in the way that they both compare 2 things.However! Similes use the words "like" or "as" when making comparisons. Similes are used to compare attributes of objects.

Examples:

  • As cool as a cucumber
  • Sweet like honey
  • As tall as a giraffe