An Overview on Figurative Language

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What is figurative Language?:

• Figurative Language is when writers use words or phrases to help readers picture ordinary things in new ways.

Types of Figurative Language:

• Simile
• Metaphor
• Personification
• Imagery

Simile: a phrase that compares two unlike things using like or as

Metaphor: A phrase that compares two unlike things by saying one is another.

Imagery: Descriptive language

Personification: to describe something as though it were a person.

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