This page contains resources on figurative language. (Note: The page will be updated as more resources on figurative language are added to the site.)
Figurative language is a broad term used for figure of speech (example: metaphor, simile, irony, allusion, hyperbole, idiom, and personification) and devices of sound and imagery (example: onomatopoeia, alliteration, consonance, and assonance). It brings color and imagery to writing – and even speaking – adding style and enhancing comprehension. Learn what is figurative language:
You can deep-dive into these eight figurative languages.
1. Metaphor
Learn what are explicit and implied metaphors, how to write them step-by-step, and how to avoid common mistakes:
See more than hundred examples of explicit and implied metaphors:
See several examples of metaphors for kids and beginners, with easy explanation:
2. Simile
Learn five types of similes, how to write them step-by-step, and how to avoid common mistakes:
See more than hundred examples of five types of similes:
See several examples of similes for kids and beginners, categorized into beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels:
People often confuse between metaphor, simile, and analogy. This resource should clear the confusion:
3. Personification
Learn how personification can make your writing better, how to write personification step-by-step, and how to avoid common mistakes:
Learn how to write multiple personifications on a topic (that’s what we’ve to do in real pieces of writing) by going through 150+ examples categorized under 25+ topics:
4. Alliteration
Learn how to write alliterations through a step-by-step process and how to avoid common mistakes:
Learn how to write multiple alliterations on a topic (that’s what we’ve to do in real pieces of writing) by going through several examples categorized under 7 topics:
5. Hyperbole
Learn how to write hyperboles, and how to avoid common mistakes.
See more than hundred examples categorized under three levels of difficulty:
6. Onomatopoeia
Learn how onomatopoeia can make your writing better, how to write onomatopoeia, and how to avoid common mistakes:
See more than hundred examples of onomatopoeia (with meaning and example sentences) divided into categories and sub-categories for ease of navigation:
7. Parallelism
Learn five different ways of writing parallel sentences and how to correct faulty parallelism:
See several examples of parallelism, many of them taken from different publications and popular sayings to give you real-world flavor:
8. Idiom
Learn everything about idioms:
Proverb
Even though proverb is not categorized as figurative language, it finds place here because it is sometimes used figuratively (example: Early bird catches the worm).
- 190+ Common English Proverbs with Meanings and Examples
- Proverbs and Sayings on Life [With Meanings]
- Proverbs and Sayings on Books [With Meanings]
Exercises on figurative language
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