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FIGURATIVE LANGU:GE), , Simile, , Asimileisa cates of figurative language which is used |, to compare one thing against another, Similes compare |, the likeness of two things and often feature the words, ‘Tike’ or ‘as’: “As strong as an ox/ As brave as a lion.”, , ‘Metaphor _, , A metaphor is a phrase describing something as, something it is not in reality. tt is used to compare two, things symbolically. A metaphor literally describes, something as something it is not. "Love is a battlefield”, , , , An oxymoron is a term which features two words which, appear to contradict each other but make sense of the, situation overall., , + For example; That woman is pretty ugly., , An idiom is a phrase which bears no literal meaning to, , the situation it is describing but it implies the facts or, story behind it., + For example: There is a silver lining in every cloud,, , Symbolism is another form of figurative language which, is used to express an abstract idea using an item or, words., , + For example: We had to put out a red alert., , Onomatopoeia is a form of figurative language in which, , words which are used to describe @ sound actually, resemble the sound they are referring to., + For example: The ghost said boo., , , , A hyperbole is a figure of speech which exaggerates, the meaning of a sentence., + For example; My granddad is as old as time., , Personification is a type of figurative language. It is, used to give an inanimate object or item a sense of, being alive. The speaker would talk to the object as if it, could Se and was mene, , Alliteration is a type of figurative speech in which the, repetition of letters or sounds in used within one, sentence., , + For example: Eagles end up eating entrails., , Puns, , Puns are a form of figurative language which create a, , play on words. They add an extra meaning to a subject, , and are often seen as a form of joke or to be humorous., + For example: A horse is a very stable animal.