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Figurative Language
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Answers
Exchange with your neighbor.
1. Simile
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2. Metaphor
3. Understatement
4. Personification
5. Simile
6. Hyperbole
7. Personification
8. Metaphor
9. Understatement
10. Metaphor
Types of Figurative Language
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Hyperbole
Understatement
• Alliteration
• Imagery
• Onomatopoeia
• Idioms
• Irony
• Symbolism
Alliteration
• Repeated consonant sounds occurring
at the beginning of words or within
words.
Example: She was wide-eyed and wondering
while she waited for Walter to waken.
Imagery
• Language that appeals to the senses.
Descriptions of people or objects
stated in terms of our senses.
• Sight
• Hearing
• Touch
• Taste
• Smell
Onomatopoeia
• The use of words that mimic
sounds.
Example: The firecracker made a
loud ka-boom!
Idioms
• An idiom or idiomatic expression
refers to a construction or
expression in one language that
cannot be matched or directly
translated word-for-word in another
language.
Example: "She has a bee in
her bonnet," meaning "she is
obsessed," cannot be literally
translated into another
language word for word.
Irony
Spoken or written words that mean the opposite of
their usual meaning
Examples:
1. It was irony when the sick person said he felt “just great”
2. You study all week for a spelling test, then misspell your name on the test
3. After taking pleasure in poisoning your neighbor’s mean dog that bit you,
your neighbor accidentally backs over your dog in his car.
Symbolism
Symbolism occurs when a noun which has meaning in itself
is used to represent something entirely different.
Examples:
1. An image of the American flag to represent patriotism and
a love for one’s country.
2. In Chains, the image of chains are used to represent
slavery and the oppression of a group of people during
the time.