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HereyessparkledlikediamondsTomakethecomparison,similesmostoftenusetheconnectingwords"like"or"as,"butcanalsouseotherwordsthatindicate anexplicitcomparison.FigurativeLanguageMaze:Valentine'sDayHyperbole.Awordphrasewithadifferentmeaningthanwhatthewordssay.Buzz!Learnthe differenttypesoffiguresofspeech,howtopronouncethem,andhowtheycancreateamorecomplexorpowerfuleffectinwritingandspeechHowever,most languageisfigurativeinsomesense,becausewordsdonothavesingle,objectivemeaningsIttransformsthetextfromsomethingsimpleandflattosomethingthat iscomplexandmulti-dimensionalAllusion:Areferencetoaspecificperson,place,orthingExample:ShesellsseashellsbytheseashoreAlliterationTherepetition ofthesameinitialletter,sound,orgroupofsoundsinaseriesofwordsLiterarytextssometimesmakeconcentrateduseoffigurativelanguageSeealso:imagery “SheisasprettyastheMonaLisaSomeTypesofFigurativeLanguage4, UsingFigurativeLanguagepresentsresultsfromamultidisciplinaryades-longstudyof figurativelanguagethataddressesthequestion,“Whydon’t, FigurativeLanguageislanguageusedtoconveysomethingdifferentfromtheword’sdictionary definition.ClichéAclichéisanexpressionthathasbeenusedsooftenthatithasbecomecommonandsometimesboringSimile:Acomparisonusing‘like’or‘as.’ “Shefloatedinlikeacloud”AnalyzingPoetry:"TheSongofWanderingAengus"byWilliamButlerYeatsHyperbole:AnextravagantexaggerationWorksheet Personification:GivinghumanqualitiestoideasandthingsAlliteration:Repeatedconsonantsoundsatthebeginningofseveralwordsinaphrase(Robbiesaw rabbitsrestingbyroses)Hyperbole:Anexaggeration(Thatbuildingcantouchtheclouds)Idiom:Anexpressionthatcannotbeunderstoodfromtheindividual meaningsofitselements,asinkickthebucketorThetermfigurativelanguagecoversawiderangeofliterarydevicesandtechniques,afewofwhichinclude: Simile;Metaphor;Personification;Onomatopoeia;Oxymoron;Hyperbole;Allusion;Idiom;Imagery;Symbolism;Alliteration;Assonance;Consonance; Metonymy;Synecdoche;Irony;Sarcasm;Litotes;Pun;Anaphora;Tautology;UnderstatementFigurativelanguageisthatwhichprovidesthereaderwith comparisons,substitutions,andpatternsthatshapemeaningWorksheetBrowsePrintable8thGradeFigurativeLanguageWorksheetsFigurativelanguageis languagethatcontainsorusesfiguresofspeech,suchasmetaphor,simile,personification,andhyperboleWorksheetPreparedbyDamianMorrisAlliteration includestonguetwistersDefinitionsandExamplesofFigurativeLanguageFigurativeLanguageIt’srainingcatsanddogsAlldefinitionsfromCuddon,JA, DictionaryofLiteraryTerms&LiteraryTheory,4thedn,PenguinGroup,GreatBritainFigurativeLanguageMaze:WinterMetaphorsIttransformsthetextfrom somethingsimpleandflatto(PDF)Meaningsandmetaphors:activitiestopractisefigurativelanguageGillianDownloadFreePDFMeaningsandmetaphors: activitiestopractiseFigurativeLanguageSeeexamplesoffigurativelanguageinliteratureandreallifeExamplesofFigurativeLanguageFigurativelanguagecanbe foundinliteratureandpoetrywherethewritingappealstothesenses.Figurativelanguageisfrequentinthedailyuseofspokenlanguage,that’swhyithasan importantimpactongenerallanguageWorksheetYoureyesarepoolsofdeepbluewaterFigurativeFigurativeLanguageislanguageusedtoconveysomething differentfromtheword’sdictionarydefinitionEleanorRoosevelt'sline,"Awomanislikeateabag youneverknowhowstrongFigurativeLanguage“Figurative Language”isdefinedas“useandunderstandingofnon-literalaspectsofspokenlanguage”(Ackerman,);itincludesmetaphors,idiomsandmore(Nippold,)Itcan dothisbygivingawordwithaspecificmeaning,bycomparingtwothingsinsuchawaythatyoufindthecomparisoninterestingorbyusingwordsthathave unusualconstructionsorsoundsFigurativelanguageencompassesmanydifferenttypesofliterarytechniquesanddevicesAdynaton–Here’saquickandsimple definition:Asimileisafigureofspeechthatdirectlycomparestwounlikethings.Wordsthatsoundliketheobjecttheynameorthesoundsthoseobjectsmake. “Mybackpackweighsaton!”.“Herstomachgrowled.”.Accumulation–Alistingofwordsembodyingsimilarqualitieseitherphysicalorabstractwiththeintentof emphasisingtothereaderthequalitythattheyholdincommon