Basic intro of figurative language

1. Figurative Language

2. WHAT IS FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE?
Have you ever heard someone say, “WHY DON’T
YOU JUST SAY WHAT YOU MEAN?” Figurative
language is a technique used to make a point
through words and phrases without just saying it in
plain language.

3. WHAT IS FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE?
Figurative language is used to paint a more vivid
picture or drive home a point better than just saying
something literally. Also, people use figurative
language to be “politically correct.”

4. TYPES OF FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
There are many types of figurative language, but we
are only going to focus on a couple.
-Oxymoron
-Euphemism