2006-10-19 14:05:10 · 4 answers · asked by lzeil 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Primary & Secondary Education
metaphor, simile, hyperbole...etc.
Ex: She was as pale as a ghost.
Ex: That class lasted an eternity.
2006-10-19 14:12:01 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Figurative" is basically the opposite of "literal".
Words in literal expressions denote what they mean according to common or dictionary usage, while words in figurative expressions connote additional layers of meaning.
Figurative language is often characterized by the use of figures of speech, elaborate expressions, sound devices, and syntactic departures from the usual order of literal language.
Examples:
"The ground is thirsty and hungry"
"He is a house"
"I look like hell"
"The lambs fleece was white as snow"
"This briefcase weighs a tonne"
Figurative Speech/Language comes in many forms:
Simile (Comparisons often with as or like): As smooth as silk, as fast as the wind. Quick like a lightning bolt.
Metaphor (Implicit comparison without like or as): You're such an airhead. It's bursting with flavor.
Hyperbole (Exagerating statement) In order to get my assignment done, I'll have to burn the midnight oil.
Personification (Giving something a human quality) The sun smiled down on me...The leaves danced in the wind.
An Introduction to Figurative Language:
http://www.essayforum.com/10_181_0.html
2006-10-19 14:30:28 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
when hell freezes over
I will be there with bells on
talk my head off
fit as a fiddle
you can't teach an old dog new tricks
until the cows come home
pure as the driven snow
Who let the cat out of the bag?
2006-10-19 14:21:48 · answer #3 · answered by clcalifornia 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you mean figurative language? Simile, metaphor, imagery?
2006-10-19 14:12:35 · answer #4 · answered by vlteach 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋