Tuesday, October 27, 2015

Figurative Language

Simile - comparison (the things that are the same) using 'like' or 'as'.

He was as tall as a mountain.
She ran like a cheetah.
He was as terrifying as your worst nightmare.
The painting was as ugly as a mountain troll from Harry Potter.
The sea was as blue as a sapphire.

Metaphor - transferring a quality from one thing to another.

The big kids called me Mercury, cause I'm the swiftest thing in the neighbourhood.
Computers are complicated idiots.
He was a pain in the back.
He was a light in the dark as he saved everyone in the prison cell.
His idea was very foggy.
The food was dirt cheap. (Idiomatic metaphor)
On our vacation we took a bite out of the big apple.

Symbols - Something that represents something else.

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