Figurative Language is words and phrases that suggest a meaning beyond the literal meaning of the words themselves. Some figurative language, such as similes and metaphors, create comparisons between ideas that are otherwise unconnected.
Below are some examples and definitions.
Below are some examples and definitions.
1. Metaphor - a comparison between two or more things that doesn't use the words like or as. Example: "You are an ant, while I'm the lion."
2. Simile - a comparison between two or more things using the words like or as. Example: "I move fast like a cheetah."
3. Assonance - takes place when two or more words close to one another
repeat the same vowel sound but start with different consonant sounds.
“Men sell the wedding bells.”
4. Personification - giving an animal or object human-like characteristics. Example: "the sky misses the sun at night."
5. Onomatopoeia - a word that imitates the sound it is describing. Example: "Out of reach, I pull out with a screech."
6. Hyperbole - an exaggeration. Example: "I fought a million rappers in an afternoon in June."
7. Idiom - an expression that means something other than the literal meanings of its words. Example: “You have a chip on your shoulder.” or “It’s raining cats and dogs.” or “Adding fuel to the fire.”
8. Imagery - he use of vivid description, usually rich in sensory words, to create pictures, or images, in the reader's mind. Example:
9. Alliteration - the repetition of a particular sound in the first syllables of a series of words and/or phrases. Example: Rabbits running over roses.