By

Michael Tatum Jr.

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.

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

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.

Simile compares one unlike thing using words of comparison, You’re like a miniature Buddha covered in hair. I am going to come at you like a spider monkey. My son is as strong as a lion.

Personification -speaking of something that is not human and giving it abilities as if it had human reactions.

Example: Tweety bird played basketball with the kids.

Hyperbole a great exaggeration used to emphasize a point and is used for expressive or comic effect. Not meant to be taken literally. I was so scared I couldn’t hear myself scream.

An idiom is a group of words whose meaning are different from the original meaning . Once it is repeated often it develops a new meaning of its own.

Example: He was sick in the mood.

Formation of a word from a sound. Who! Whooo! Whoa! Owl! Whoop! There it is. Boom boom, bang , and pop.

Ashley Parker, Will Ferrell Figurative Language, YouTube retrieved on October 13, 2014

Ms Meredith, Figurative Language In Movies, YouTube, retrieved on October 13,2014