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Understanding Figurative Language

The document defines and provides examples of different types of figurative language including idioms, similes, hyperboles, alliteration, metaphors, personification, onomatopoeia, and oxymorons. Idioms use words indirectly to convey meaning unlike their literal definitions. Similes make comparisons using "like" or "as". Hyperboles are intentional exaggerations. Alliteration repeats initial sounds. Metaphors state comparisons as facts. Personification gives human traits to non-human things. Onomatopoeia imitates sounds. Oxymorons pair contradictory words.

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Understanding Figurative Language

The document defines and provides examples of different types of figurative language including idioms, similes, hyperboles, alliteration, metaphors, personification, onomatopoeia, and oxymorons. Idioms use words indirectly to convey meaning unlike their literal definitions. Similes make comparisons using "like" or "as". Hyperboles are intentional exaggerations. Alliteration repeats initial sounds. Metaphors state comparisons as facts. Personification gives human traits to non-human things. Onomatopoeia imitates sounds. Oxymorons pair contradictory words.

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Figurative Language
Idiom
An idiom is used to make writing more
exciting. The intended meaning of an idiom is
not the same as the literal meaning of the
words.
Example: "Under the weather"
You might miss a day of school because you feel "under the weather." The
meaning of the expression has nothing to do with the weather. It means you
feel ill. You have to memorize the meanings of idioms or figure out their
meanings by using context clues.
Simile
A simile uses the words “like” or “as” to
compare one object or idea with another to
suggest they are alike.
Example: busy as a bee
Hyperbole
An exaggeration that is so dramatic that no
one would believe the statement is true. Tall
tales are hyperboles.
Example: He was so hungry, he ate that
whole cornfield for lunch, stalks and all.
Alliteration
The repetition of the same initial letter,
sound, or group of sounds in a series of
words. Alliteration includes tongue twisters.
Example: She sells seashells
by the seashore.
Metaphor
The metaphor states a fact or draws a
verbal picture by the use of comparison. A
simile would say you are like something; a
metaphor is more positive - it says you are
something.
Example: You are what you eat.
Personification
A figure of speech in which
human characteristics are
given to an animal or an
object.
Example: My teddy bear
gave me a hug.
Onomatopoeia
The use of a word to describe
or imitate a natural sound or
the sound made by an object
or an action.
Example: snap crackle pop
Oxymoron
A two or three word phrase that contains
opposite words or ideas.
Example: Parting is such sweet sorrow.

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