Figurative Language: Metaphors, Similes, Hyperboles, and Personification
Figurative Language
Figurative language is the use of words
in an unusual or imaginative manner.
Often figurative language involves the
use of a
metaphor, a simile,
personification, and/or hyperbole.
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a figure of speech involving the comparison of
one thing with another thing of a different kind,
used to make a description more emphatic or
vivid (e.g., as brave as a lion, crazy like a fox).
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Similes use “like” or “as”
Metaphor – comparison without like or as
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A
metaphor
is a figure of speech that describes an object or action in
a way that isn’t literally true, but helps explain an idea or make a
comparison.
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Here are the basics:
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A
metaphor
states that one thing
is
another thing
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It equates those two things not because they actually are the same,
but for the sake of comparison or symbolism
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If you take a
metaphor
literally, it will probably sound very strange
(are there actually any sheep, black or otherwise, in your family?)
Hyperbole
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Hyperbole
is language that is obviously exaggerated and not meant to
be taken literally. Writers often use hyperbole for emphasis or to be
funny.
Personification
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Personification is a
figure of speech
in which a thing – an idea, object,
or an
animal
– is given human attributes.
Figurative language enhances communication by using imaginative expressions like metaphors, similes, hyperboles, and personification. Metaphors compare two things directly, similes use "like" or "as," hyperboles exaggerate, and personification attributes human traits to non-human entities.
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Figurative Language Figurative language is the use of words in an unusual or imaginative manner. Often figurative language involves the use of a metaphor, a simile, personification, and/or hyperbole.
Simile Simile a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid (e.g., as brave as a lion, crazy like a fox). Similes use like or as
Metaphor comparison without like or as A metaphor is a figure of speech that describes an object or action in a way that isn t literally true, but helps explain an idea or make a comparison. Here are the basics: A metaphor states that one thing is another thing It equates those two things not because they actually are the same, but for the sake of comparison or symbolism If you take a metaphor literally, it will probably sound very strange (are there actually any sheep, black or otherwise, in your family?)
Hyperbole Hyperbole is language that is obviously exaggerated and not meant to be taken literally. Writers often use hyperbole for emphasis or to be funny.
Personification Personification is a figure of speech in which a thing an idea, object, or an animal is given human attributes.
