Figurative language devices

Metaphor, Simile, Personification, Hyperbole | Figurative Language LessonMetaphor, Simile, Personification, Hyperbole | Figurative Language Lesson - Notes

Figurative language refers to a wide range of literary devices and techniques - here are some examples:

• Similes vs. Metaphors

• Personification vs. Anthropomorphism

• Onomatopoeia

• Oxymoron

• Hyperbole

• Allusion

• Idiom

• Imagery

• Symbolism

• Alliteration

• Assonance

• Consonance

• Metonymy

• Synecdoche

• Irony

• Sarcasm

• Litotes

• Pun

• Anaphora

• Tautology

• Understatement

Takeaway

• The opposite of figurative language is literal language, which is language with little-to-no imagination or exaggeration. Creative writing employs rich examples of figurative language to communicate better meaning while writing an academic text is best when language is literal. When writing poetry, for instance, stick to (a metaphor) primarily figurative language.[😀](file:///C:/Program Files/RemNote/resources/app.asar/build/doc/5TjivPzDpc0JL9FCN)

• My suggestion would be to find examples of each of the following literary devices listed above and begin to practice matching each to their respective type: simile, metaphor, personification, onomatopoeia, oxymoron, hyperbole, allusion, idiom, imagery, symbolism, alliteration, assonance, consonance, metonymy, synecdoche, irony, sarcasm, litotes, pun, anaphora, tautology, and understatement.

Examples

The art of the metaphor - Jane HirshfieldThe art of the metaphor - Jane Hirshfield - Notes

42 Idiom Origins - mental_floss on YouTube (Ep. 29)42 Idiom Origins - mental_floss on YouTube (Ep. 29) - Notes

Examples of figurative language