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- metaphor a metaphor compares two different things this includes objects
- ideas feelings or thoughts we say that something is something else remember that we can also use other
- forms of the verb to be for example am are
- was and were for example jim is a giraffe
- so this doesn't literally mean that jim is a giraffe instead this metaphor compares jim with a giraffe
- although they are two different things they're being compared due to their common characteristic which is their height
- so essentially i'm saying that jim is very tall metaphors make sentences more interesting and create an image in the
- reader's mind so rather than just saying jim is tall i use the metaphor jim is a giraffe another example is
- life is a roller coaster again i'm comparing two different things life
- and a roller coaster i'm comparing them due to their common characteristic which is that they both have highs and
- lows remember that a metaphor is a figure of speech this means that it shouldn't be taken
- literally as the words in the sentence convey a different meaning simile a simile compares two different things
- we say that something is like or as something else for example jim is as tall as a giraffe
- in this example the simile compares two different things that are compared due to their common characteristic
- which is their height so essentially i'm saying that jim is very tall the simile makes the sentence more
- interesting and creates an image in the reader's mind rather than simply just saying jim is tall
- another example is she swam like a fish again this simile compares two different things due to their common
- characteristic which is that they can both swim very well remember that a simile is a figure of speech
- this means that it shouldn't be taken literally as the words in the sentence convey a different meaning lastly
- remember that similes always includes the words like or as onomatopoeia onomatopoeia is a word that sounds like
- what it describes it's a language technique used to make writing more interesting and helps the reader to hear the sounds
- in their minds for example the water went splash when i jumped into it
- the emphasis is on the sound the water makes splash this is the onomatopoeia
- the lion roared loudly the onomatopoeia is roared this emphasizes the sound the lion makes another example is
- the balloon popped the onomatopia in this sentence emphasizes the sound the balloon makes
- personification personification is when we assign human qualities to something that isn't human
- these can be movements emotions or senses for example the tree is dancing in the wind
- so we know that trees don't have the human quality of dancing however this language technique makes
- the sentence more interesting and creates an image in the reader's minds it sounds more interesting than just saying
- the tree is moving in the wind another example is the stars winked in the night sky remember that personification is a
- figure of speech therefore it shouldn't be taken literally as the words in the sentence convey a different meaning
- idiom an idiom is a group of words that have a different meaning from the literal meaning
- they're interesting ways to get a point across idioms are commonly used in spoken english for example
- break a leg so this doesn't literally mean break a leg rather it means good luck
- for example i could say i know you can do well on your exam break a leg another example is
- the exam was a piece of cake so this means that the exam was very easy it's important to learn the meanings of
- different idioms as they're commonly used in everyday spoken english remember that an idiom is a figure of speech
- this means that it shouldn't be taken literally as the words in the sentence convey a different meaning alliteration
- alliteration is the repetition of the same letter or sound at the beginning of words alliteration is used to make writing
- more interesting for the reader usually in poems it also creates rhythm and sets the mood
- it's important to note that different repeated sounds will have a different effect on the reader for example
- the sly snake slithers slowly in the sand the repeated s sound in the sentence suggests snake-like
- qualities such as the movement of the snake or danger
- another example is fair is foul and foul is fair hyperbole hyperbole is an exaggerated statement
- it describes something to be worse or better than it actually is it's a way to catch the reader's attention
- and to make writing more interesting for example they were dying of laughter this is an exaggerated
- statement to emphasize that they were laughing so much it doesn't literally mean that they were dying
- another example is my suitcase weighs a ton again this is an exaggerated statement to emphasize how heavy my suitcase is
- remember that hyperbole is a figure of speech this means that it shouldn't be taken literally as the words in the sentence
- convey a different meaning assonance assonance is the repetition of the same
- vowel sound in a sentence this language device is used to make writing more interesting and fun for the reader
- assonance is usually used in poems it also creates rhythm sets the mood and allows the sentences to flow
- the vowels are a e i o u each vowel has two sounds a short vowel sound
- and a long vowel sound for example sam claps his hands and stamps his feet in this example
- the short vowel a is repeated another example is the rain in spain falls mainly on the plane
- in this example the long vowel sound a is repeated oxymoron an oxymoron is a sentence or phrase with
- two opposite or contradicting words oxymorons are used to interest the reader
- and causes the reader to pay attention to what they're reading it also adds some playfulness in the sentence
- for example the chair is pretty ugly pretty and ugly are opposites
- another example is alex is seriously funny serious and funny are opposites remember that an oxymoron is a figure of
- speech this means that it shouldn't be taken literally as the words in the sentence convey a different meaning
- pan apan is a humorous use of words that convey another meaning
- puns are commonly used in everyday spoken english we can also use puns in writing to make our writing more interesting to the
- reader and to create a humorous effect for example i like kids but i don't think i could eat a whole one in this example
- the word kid has two meanings it can refer to a child or a young goat so
- this pun adds a humorous effect to the sentence another example is a boiled egg for breakfast is hard to
- beat in this example the word beet has two meanings remember that a pan is a figure of
- speech this means that it shouldn't be taken literally as the words in the sentence convey a different meaning
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