By John Livezey

Figurative language is different types of writing that will help improve your story. Types of figurative language are Idioms, Similes, metaphors, Personification, Hyperboles, and Alliteration. Now, grab a pencil and a piece of paper and get ready for FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE!

WELCOME TO FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE!

Idioms are figures of speech not meant to be taken literally.

Example: I laughed my head of

What it really means: you’re laughing really hard

Example: My jaw dropped

What it really means: you’re surprised by something

Can you guess this Idiom?

A Hyperbole is an extreme exaggeration meant to prove a point an give the reader a funny visual in their head

Example: Near my house there are mosquitoes the size of helicopters

Point: The mosquitoes near my house are REALLY big

Yo Mamma jokes are examples of Hyperboles

Personification means to give human qualitys to non-living objects.

Example: the sower was angry at me and was spitting on me

Example: At 6:30 my alarm clock started screaming at me

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Cars uses Personification.

A Metaphor is comparing something to something else WITHOUT using like or as.

Simile: My brother’s as slimy as a snail.

Metaphor: My brother’s a snail

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A Simile is comparing something to something else USING like or as.

Example: my brother’s as messy as a pig.

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Alliteration is using the first letter of a word in most of the words in a scentence.

Example: Spongebob Squarepants

Example: yurtle the turtle

Example: Thomas took my toothbrush