Figurative LanguageFigurative Language

By Matthew Shiel By Matthew Shiel

Figurative LanguageFigurative Language

Figurative Language is used in everyday speech to

make it interesting, and not boring.

Examples of Figurative Language are Alliteration, Metaphor, Simile, Personification, and Hyperbole. More examples are Idioms, Onomatopoeia, and Oxymoron.

AlliterationAlliteration

• An alliteration is the repetition of a single letter in the alphabet. Examples are Mystic Mountain Blueberry; Tuxedo T-shirt; Portly Penguins; Taco Tuesday Tomorrow.

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MetaphorMetaphor

• A metaphor directly compares two unlike things. Some examples are, This house is a prison. I am a glass case of emotion. This school is an after school program.

Similes Similes

• Similes compares unlike things by using specific words of comparison (I.E for instance, like, as, and resembles). Examples you’re like a miniature Buddha covered in hair. I am going to come at you like a spider monkey. My son is like a lion.

PersonificationPersonification

• Personification speaks of something that is not human as if it had human abilities and human reactions.

• Example: The skeleton took a shower. The human torch was denied a bank loan. Tweetie bird played basketball with the kids at nutrition.

HyperboleHyperbole

• Hyperbole is a great exaggeration used to emphasize a point, and is used for expressive or comic effect. Not meant be taken literally.

• Example: World’s best cup of Coffee! I’m so happy I cant feel my arms! I was so hot I burst in into flames.

IDIOMIDIOM

• An idiom is a group of words whose meaninsg are different from the ordinary meaning, often repeated and develop a new meaning on their own.

• Example: That’s the ol’ ball n’ chain. Piece of cake. He was a stick in the mud.

OnomatopoeiaOnomatopoeia

• Onomatopoeia is the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named.

• Example: Who! Whooo! Ow! Whoop! There it is!

OxymoronOxymoron

• An Oxymoron is a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction (e.g., faith unfaithful kept him falsely true; nothing is written in stone).

ConclusionConclusion

• My opinion of figurative language is that words are used in new ways to make speech interesting, and not boring.

ReferencesReferences

• Ashley Parker, Will Ferrell Figurative Language, Youtube video retrieved on October 13, 2014

• Ms. Meredith, Figurative Language in movies, Youtube, retrieved on October 13, 2014

• https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#q=oxymoron, retrieved on October 17, 2014