What figurative language is a ton?
Hyperbole
. Using an extreme exaggeration to emphasize a point. Examples: “My bag weighs a ton!”
Is I have a ton of homework a hyperbole?
A hyperbole is an exaggerated statement that is not meant to be taken literally. example:
Keith has a ton of homework tonight
. Of course, if Keith put his homework on a scale and weighed it, it wouldn’t really weigh a ton (2,000 pounds). This sentence is an exaggeration that shows he has lots of homework.
What is an example of a hyperbole?
Those who hear or read the hyperbole should understand that it is an exaggeration. You’ve probably heard common hyperboles in everyday conversations such as
“I’m so hungry, I could eat a horse,” “I’ve seen this movie a hundred times,” or “It cost an arm and a leg.”
What is example of personification?
Personification examples
“
The sun smiled down on us
.” ‘The story jumped off the page.” “The light danced on the surface of the water.”
What are 5 examples of personification?
- Lightning danced across the sky.
- The wind howled in the night.
- The car complained as the key was roughly turned in its ignition.
- Rita heard the last piece of pie calling her name.
- My alarm clock yells at me to get out of bed every morning.
Hyperbole
Hyperbole is
an exaggeration that is created to emphasize a point or bring out a sense of humor
. It is often used in everyday conversations without the speaker noticing it. The exaggeration is so outrageous that no one would believe that it is true.
Hyperbole is a marker of irony that not only directs the hearer’s attention to the ironic contrast, but also increases the magnitude of that ironic contrast
. Imagine it is raining. The ironic contrast is greater if you say “Oh my gosh, it’s the sunniest day of my entire life!” rather than simply “Nice weather …”.
1. The stars winked at me from the moonlit sky.
Personification
, the stars are given the human quality –winking.
Life is like a box of chocolates
: you never know which one you’re going to get. Let’s use this example to understand what a simile is: A simile is a phrase that uses a comparison to describe. For example, “life” can be described as similar to “a box of chocolates.”
These are figures of speech that add colour when speaking or writing.
Similes and metaphors are used for comparison between two different objects
. Personification is giving human attributes to non-living or non-human things, and hyperbole is an exaggeration of something.
Alliteration is the repetition of an initial consonant sound in words that are in close proximity to each other. By “close proximity,” we mean words that can be—but don’t have to be—consecutive. Perhaps the easiest way to recognize alliteration is to see it in action, so take a look at these examples:
Leapin’ lizards!
What are some examples of synecdoche? Here are some examples of synecdoche:
the word hand in “offer your hand in marriage”; mouths in “hungry mouths to feed”; and wheels referring to a car.
- The light of the fire is a sight. ( …
- Go slow over the road. ( …
- Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers (repetition of the short e and long i sounds)
- Sally sells sea shells beside the sea shore (repetition of the short e and long e sounds)
- Try as I might, the kite did not fly. (
Personification involves attributing human characteristics to a non-human being or object, or representing an abstract quality in human form.
Metaphor is an indirect comparison between two unrelated things without using connecting words such as like or as.
An allusion is when we hint at something and expect the other person to understand what we are referencing. For example:
Chocolate is his Kryptonite
. In the this example, the word “kryptonite” alludes to, or hints at, the hero Superman.
A metaphor is
a figure of speech that describes an object or action in a way that isn’t literally true, but helps explain an idea or make a comparison
.
As this origin suggests, oxymoron is itself an oxymoron; it is
a rhetorical term that describes words or phrases that, when placed together, create paradoxes or contradictions
. These contradictions seem foolish but, when we think about them a bit, often turn out to be sharp observations about our world.
Similes use the words like or as to compare things—“Life is like a box of chocolates.” In contrast, metaphors directly state a comparison—“Love is a battlefield.”
Here are some examples of similes and metaphors: Life is like a box of chocolates. ( Simile) My life is an open book. (
Verbal irony is
a figure of speech
. The speaker intends to be understood as meaning something that contrasts with the literal or usual meaning of what he says.
