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What is the difference between
and
Language?
Literalmeans…
The meaning of a word or in
other words it means what it
says word for word.
Figurativemeans…
Language that goes the normal
meaning of the word used on making use of
In otherwords..
Figure it out! there’s a meaning
hidden in the word.
Here are the commonFigures
of Speech we often use
SIMILE
Direct comparison of two unlike
things with the use of ‘as’ and
‘like’.
His skin isaswhiteasthe snow.
Example of Simile
She eats likea
horse.
Example of Simile
METAPHOR
Implied comparison between two
objects without using ‘like’ or ‘as’.
She is
the sunshine
of my life.
Example of Metaphor
Teachersare engineers.
Example of Metaphor
PERSONIFICATION
Giving the human attributes to
inanimate objects or ideas.
Alice was affectedon the topicof thetwo
daffodils in thegarden.
Example of Personification
The sun smile atme this morning.
Example of Personification
HYPERBOLE
Exaggerated statement that is used
for emphasis.
Example of Hyperbole
Example of Hyperbole
His ears are smoking because of his anger.
THE
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