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What is Figurative Language? Whenever you describe something by comparing it with something else, you are using figurative language.
Simile A simile uses the words "like" or "as" to compare one object or idea with another to suggest they are alike. Example: Simon was as busy as a bee.
Metaphor
A metaphor states a fact or draws a verbal picture by the use of comparison. While a simile would say you are like something; a metaphor is more positive - it says you are something, using a form of the verb "be." Example: Chocolate cake is love.
Personification
Personification is when human characteristics are given to an animal or an object.
Example: Time stood still.
Alliteration
Alliteration is the repetition of the same initial letter, sound, or group of sounds in a series of words. Alliteration includes tongue twisters. Example: She sells seashells by the seashore.
Onomatopoeia
Onomatopoeia is the formation or use of words that imitate the sounds associated with the objects or actions they refer to. Example: buzz, buzz
Hyperbole
An hyperbole is an exaggeration that is so dramatic that no one would believe the statement is true.
Example: He was so hungry that he ate that whole cornfield for lunch, stalks and all.
Oxymoron
An oxymoron is figure of speech in which incongruous or contradictory terms appear side by side. Example: Jumbo shrimp
Irony
Irony is the use of words to convey the opposite of their literal meaning. It is a statement or situation where the meaning is contradicted by the appearance or presentation of the idea.
Example: An example of irony is finding a coupon for pizza, when you just paid for it.
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