English figurative language

Simile

To unlike things compared together, using words like or as example hot as a furnace

Metaphor

To unlike things being compared without using the words like or as example class was a circus

Idiom

A common word or phrase that does not literally mean what it says it has some other meaning example grasping at straws

Hyperbole

An extreme exaggeration to make a point often used to create humourous or mean affect

Onomatopoeia

Spelling the Way a word sounds example bark boom Achoo

Personification

Giving human like qualities to non-human objects or animals example my phone died

Allusion

Making a reference to part of another work of literature or historical story example he flew out the window like Peter Pan

Alliteration

Using the same constant sound to start to or more nearby words in a sentence example sleek submarine sink in the sea

Oxymoron

When apparently two contradictory words appear next to each other, example pretty ugly, terribly good

Pun

A word or phrase That usually has a comical Second meaning example, I’m reading a book about antigravity it’s impossible to put down

Situational irony

The contrast between what is expected, and what actually happens example the fireman was afraid of fire

Verbal irony

Saying one thing, but meaning another thing Example the billboard said texting when driving kills for more driving tips text safety 79191