A Summary of Figurative Speech

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

4. MMeettaapphhoorr
• 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. SSiimmiilleess
• 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.

6. PPeerrssoonniiffiiccaattiioonn
• 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.

7. HHyyppeerrbboollee
• 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.

8. IIDDIIOOMM
• 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.

9. OOnnoommaattooppooeeiiaa
• Onomatopoeia is the formation of a word
from a sound associated with what is
named.
• Example: Who! Whooo! Ow! Whoop!
There it is!

10. OOxxyymmoorroonn
• 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).

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

12. RReeffeerreenncceess
• 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