Figurative Language

figurative language

figures of speech

simile

a comparison using "like" or "as

metaphor

a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.

personification

A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes

oxymoron

a figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase.

hyperbole

exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.

allusion

a reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art

idiom

a common, often used expression that doesn't make sense if you take it literally.