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Figurative Language:

SIMILE: A phrase that directly compares two objects using like or as. examples: He snores like a lion. Sam's smile is radiant like a beautiful sunrise. The food smelled as bad as rotten garbage.

METAPHOR: A phrase that directly compares two objects WITHOUT using like or as. examples: My car is a beast. My mom calls me a ray of sunshine. My dog Gracie is really a cat- she loves to curl up on top of the couch.

PERSONIFICATION: giving human characteristics, qualities or traits to nonhuman objects and ideas examples: Mater (from the movie //Cars//) can talk; the monkey chattered like a toddler; the river ran over the rocks

HYPERBOLE: an exaggeration used to make a point; should not be taken in the literal (actual) meaning of the words examples: My mouth was on fire after eating the pepper. Our teacher assigned a million math problems for homework tonight. My brother never cleans his room; it looks as though a hurricane swept through it.

UNDERSTATEMENT: purposefully down-playing an idea, person or object to draw attention to it; an under-exaggeration; similar to irony in that the opposite of what is stated is usually true examples: "Are you sure you want to pick that option, when you could pick the really easy, free option?" "Considering it was August, the desert wasn't that hot today..." Prices are so low, Forever 21 is practically giving out their clothes for free today!

IRONY: using words to give a meaning that is opposite of the literal meaning; when the meaning of words is opposite what is stated or written; sarcasm! examples: "Oh yes, the movie that got awful reviews was just great." "Please, continue to tell me all the things I did wrong while you sit there and do nothing for the project." "I just love it when my teachers assign loads of homework over break"