Figurative language & Literal language

Literal and Figurative language

Figurative language- Figurative language uses type of speech to sound more impactful and detailed.

Literal language- Literal language uses words to change meanings from their actual definitions.

Simile- Saying one thing is like another

- She was like a statue

- He was as fast as a cheetah

- The man was as sneaky as a mouse

Metaphor- When you say something is something else

- He is a snail

- She was a storm

- The dog was a dragon

Idiom- A word with a different meaning than the actual meaning 

- Its a piece of cake

- Break a leg

-It'll cost you an arm and a leg

Alliteration- A sentence with the same beginning letter

- Anna ate an apple

- Today's tasty Tuesday

- Brookes birthday bash

Hyperbole- When you over exaggerate a situation

- I'm so hungry that i could eat a horse

- I literally gonna die

- My mums gonna kill me

Personification- When you make something seem person like

- The wind howled 

- The cake in the cupboard was calling for me

- The waves ate the rocks

Onomatopoeia- When you use words to make a sound effect

- Ka-boom

- Pow

- Bang

Assonance- When 2 or more words in the sentence repeat the same vowel sound

- She sells sea shells by the sea shore
- How much wood could a wood chuck chuck if a wood chuck could chuck wood
- How many pies could a magpie pie if a magpie could pie pies

Consonance- The repetition of  a consonant sound 
- Mike likes his bike
- I will crawl away the ball
- The lawn thrived when it began to rain