1. Using figures of speech to create meaning
Figurative Language
Using figures of speech to create meaning

2. A direct comparison of two things: Example: He is a dirty dog.
mETAPHOR
A direct comparison of two things:
Example: He is a dirty dog.

3. Simile A comparison of two things using like or as:
Example: The snow was like a soft blanket.

4. Hyperbole Exaggeration for descriptive effect:
Example: I would travel to the end of the world to please my mom.

5. Personification
Describing a non-human thing or idea as if it were a person.
Example: The flame reached out its jagged fingers and devoured the man.

6. synecdoche Using a part to symbolize the whole of something.
Example: “I have wheels” means “I have a car”.

7. Allusion A comparison to a mythical or literary figure.
Example: She was as lovely as Helen of Troy.

8. Rhetorical question
Asking a question to which one already knows the answer for persuasive effect.
Example: Don’t we all want to live a long and happy life?

9. irony Example: Aren’t you a genius, forgetting the car keys again?
Expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, for humorous or emphatic effect.
Example: Aren’t you a genius, forgetting the car keys again?

10. idiom
A common phrase or expression that has a figurative meaning that is different from the literal meaning.
Example: It was raining cats and dogs.

11. Analogy
A comparison between two things, for the purpose of explanation or clarification. An analogy can use metaphor or simile but is more complex.
Example: The structure of an atom is like a solar system. Nucleus is the sun and electrons are the planets revolving around their sun.”