Figurative Language

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Figurative Language
Figurative language is using every expressions
that are not literally true to convey meaning.
Expressions such as Im going to lose my mind!
arent literally true (I hope), but we understand
this figuratively as I am overwhelmed or
frustrated.
More about these six types of figurative language
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SIMILE

• A simile is a comparison of two dissimilar things
  using like or as

EXAMPLE
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METAPHOR

• A metaphor is a comparison of two dissimilar
  things which does not use like or as

EXAMPLE
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PERSONIFICATION

• Personification is treating abstraction or
  inanimate objects as human, that is, giving them
  human attributes, powers, feelings.

EXAMPLE
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HYPERBOLE

• Hyperbole is extreme exaggeration it may be used
  for a serious or comic effect.

EXAMPLE

• I walked for days to get to the cafeteria.

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ONOMATOPOEIA

• Onomatopoeia is a word that is spelled like it
  sounds.

EXAMPLE
The hum of the air conditioner and buzz of the
bees put me to sleep.
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OXYMORON
An oxymoron is a statement with two parts which
seem contradictory. They are opposite in meaning.
EXAMPLE

• The waiter brought us jumbo shrimp.