This document discusses different types of figurative language including alliteration, metaphor, simile, personification, hyperbole, idioms, onomatopoeia, and oxymoron. Examples are provided for each type of figurative language. Alliteration uses repetition of letters, metaphor directly compares two unlike things, simile compares things using words like "like" or "as", personification gives human traits to non-human things, and hyperbole exaggerates for emphasis or comedy. Idioms have meanings different from the original words, onomatopoeia uses words that imitate sounds, and oxymoron combines contradictory terms.

1. By
Michael Tatum Jr.

2. 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.

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

4. 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.

5. Simile compares one unlike thing using words of
comparison, You’re like a miniature Buddha covered
in hair. I am going to come at you like a spider monkey.
My son is as strong as a lion.

6. Personification -speaking of something that is not
human and giving it abilities as if it had human
reactions.
Example: Tweety bird played basketball with the kids.

7. Hyperbole a great exaggeration used to emphasize a
point and is used for expressive or comic effect. Not
meant to be taken literally. I was so scared I couldn’t
hear myself scream.

8. An idiom is a group of words whose meaning are
different from the original meaning . Once it is
repeated often it develops a new meaning of its own.
Example: He was sick in the mood.

9. Formation of a word from a sound. Who! Whooo!
Whoa! Owl! Whoop! There it is. Boom boom, bang ,
and pop.

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