Figurative Language

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 1 The definition
Figurative language is
phrasing that goes beyond
the literal meaning of words

Figurative
to get a message or point
across.

Language 2 The Function

The chief function of
figurative language is to
communicate the writer’s
message as clearly as
possible.
Types of Figurative
Language
 Similie

Similie
A simile is a figure of speech that compares two unlike things and uses the words “like” or “as” and are commonly
used in everyday communication. A simile is used with the aim of sparking an interesting connection in the reader’s
mind.

Example of similie:
• When attacked in his home, he will
fight like a caged tiger.
• His friend is as black as coal.
 Metaphor

Metaphor
A metaphor is a statement that compares two things that are not alike. Unlike similes, metaphors do not
use the words “like” or “as.” Such statements only make sense when the reader understands the
connection between the two things being compared.

Example

• Baby, you are my sunshine.

• My roommate is going through a
rollercoaster of emotions.
 Hyperbole & Personification
Hyperbole Personification
Hyperbole is an exaggeration Personification is a type of figurative
that is created to emphasize a language that gives human habits to
point or bring out a sense of non-living objects. Using
humor. It is used to add depth personification affects the way
and color to a character. readers imagine things, and it sparks
an interest in the subject.
Example of Hyperbole
Example of Personification
• I have told you a million times to
• The radio stared at me.
wash the dishes. • The car stopped with a groaning
• You snore like a freight train. complaint.
 Synecdoche & Onomatopoeia

Synecdoche Onomatopoeia
Synecdoche is a type of Onomatopoeia is a language that
figurative language that uses one names something or an action
part to refer to the whole, or the by imitating the sound
whole to refer to the part. associated with it.

Example Example
• They saw a fleet of fifty • The truck engine roared as it
• At this time, he owns nine climbed the hill.
head of cattle. • Sounds of clocl “tick-tock”
 Idiom and Allusion
Idiom
Idioms are non-literal turns of phrase so
common that most people who speak
the same language know them.
Example
• The tests was a “piece of cake”
• It's raining cats and dogs
Allusion
Allusion is when a text references
another external text—or maybe a
person, place or event. It can be either
explicit or implicit.
Example
• “We’ve entered a Garden of Eden” is
an allusion to the biblical place, for
instance.
 Pun and Alliteration

Pun
A pun is a play on words. It exploits
the different meanings of a word or
Alliteration
its homonyms, usually to humorous The repeating of a sound in a

effect. sentence or phrase.

Example
• A bolled egg every morning is
hard to beat.
• Time flies like an arrow. Example
• Fruit flies like a banana. • Sally sold sea shells by the sea
store.
• from forth the fatal loins of these
two foes.
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TEACHING REFLECTION

Oxymoron
An oxymoron is a term which features two
words which appear to contradict each other
but make the sense of the situation overall.
Irony
A form of figurative speech is irony. This is when
a statement made is directly contradictory to
the reality. It also used to convey a style of
sarcasm.

Example Example
• The woman is pretty ugly. • I possed on Facebook about how bad
Facebook is.

• I won the lottery on my retirement day

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