your guide to understanding figurative language
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Your Guide to Understanding Figurative Language
IAMPOSH
IAMPOSH
DIOMLLITERATIONETAPHORERSONIFICATIONNOMATOPOEIAIMILEYPERBOLE
IDIOM
Definition:
• An expression whose meaning cannot be understood from the meanings of the individual words composing it
Example:
• “Cat Got Your Tongue”
Side Note: In ancient Middle Eastern times, liars were punished by having their tongues ripped out an fed to the king’s cats.
ALLITERATION
Definition:
• The repeating of beginning consonant sounds in a series of words.
Example:
• The boy was nodding off, nearly napping.
METAPHOR
Definition:
• A figure of speech that compares two different things without using a word of comparison, such as “like” or “as”.
Example:
• The streetlight was a security guard.
PERSONIFICATION
Definition:
• Human characteristics are given to a non-living object.
Example:
• The alarm clock screamed at me to wake up.
ONOMATOPOEIA
Definition:
• The forming of a name or word by imitating the natural sound
Example:• MOO• HISS• WOOF
SIMILE
Definition:
• A figure of speech that makes a comparison using the words “like” or “as”
Example:
HYPERBOLE
Definition:
• An extreme exaggeration used to make a point.
Example:
• I had to walk 15 miles, uphill, both ways, in the snow, everyday to get to school.