FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE

SIMILE

• Comparison of two things using like or as
• The metal was twisted like a ribbon.
• My girlfriend is as sweet as an apple pie.

METAPHOR

• Two things compared without like or as.
• ( opposite of simile )
• My teachers heart is stone .
• People always say men are dogs

PERSONIFICATION

• Giving human traits to inanimate objects.
• The streets are calling my name.
• The trees beat my house up during the storm.
• Did you get into a fight with a blowdryer !?

HYPERBOLE

• Exaggerating to show strong feeling or effect.
• I will love you forever.
• If I sneak out she will kill me.

UNDERSTATEMENT

• Expression with less strength than expected
• It's been a minute since I've cried.
• I'll be there in a second

ONOMATOPOEIA

• A word that makes a sound
• Pow 💥
• Splat 💦
• Boom 💣

IDIOM

• A saying that isn't meant to be taken literally.
• Don't be a stick in the mud
• The apple of my eye

PUN

• A form of word play
• I was looking for my watch but I didn't have time
• I wondered why the ball was getting big then it hit me

OXYMORON

• When two words are out together but are complete opposites
• Pretty ugly
• Great Depression
• Clearly confused

METONYMY

• Substituting name of something with something that represents it
• Crown for king
• Skull for dead
• Flys for bad smell

SOURCES

• Dictionary.com
• Google.com
• Literature book