Figurative language

Student :Nahara Gladiel Luque

Grade: 9th
 Metaphore

 Metaphore compare two unlike things without the words

“like” or “as”, calling one thing another.
 Examples

Love is a battlefield
( love is a complex set of emotions , not a place)

I am titanium.
( you aren’t made of rock, this make reference of a strong person)

Tom's eyes were ice as he stared at her.

(eyes can’t become ice, express an emotion )
 simile
Compare two unlike things using “like” or “as” therefore is a direct comparison
 Examples

Our soldiers are as brave as lions

He is as funny as a monkey

When the examination finished, the candidate felt as

light like a feather.
 Hyperbole

 Hyperbole, derived from a Greek word meaning “over-casting,” is a figure of speech that

involves an exaggeration of ideas for the sake of emphasis.
 Examples

He saw a man as tall a power poll.

(no human can have that height)

My grandmother is as old as the hills.

(no one is so old)

My feet are killing me.

(We will never die for an ache in the feet)
 Alliteration

 In alliteration, words that begin with the same sound are placed close together. Although
alliteration often involves repetition of letters, most importantly, it is a repetition of sounds.
 Examples

Sally sells seashells by the seashore.

(You might have heard this alliteration that repeats the ‘s’ sound)

Allie likes all alliterations!

(alliterations repeting the ‘a’ and ‘l’ sounds)

The fair breeze blew, the white foam flew, The furrow followed
free;We were the first that ever burst Into that silent sea.”
( we see alliteration (“b”, “f” and “s”) 
 Personification

 Is the projection of characteristics that normally belong only to

humans onto inanimate objects, animals, deities, or forces of nature.
 
 Examples

The flowers danced in the gentle breeze

(flowers don’t dance)

The fire swallowed the entire forest.

(fire don’t have a mouth for swallowing things)

The skyscraper was so tall that it seemed to kiss the sky.

(is a building)
 Onomatopeia

Onomatopoeia, is defined as a word which imitates the natural sounds of

a thing. It creates a sound effect that mimics the thing described,
making the description more expressive and interesting
Example
 Oxymoron

Oxymoron is a figure of speech in which two opposite ideas are joined to

create an effect. The common oxymoron phrase is a combination of
an adjective proceeded by a noun with contrasting meanings
 Examples

The professor was giving a lecture on virtual reality.

A lot of soldiers have been killed in friendly fire.

The doctor was absolutely unsure of the nature of his

illness
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