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Summary Figurative Language – Definitions and Examples in English and Spanish | Student Guide to Literary Devices and Word Play

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This bilingual guide explains key types of figurative language, such as simile, metaphor, idiom, hyperbole, personification, and more. Each device is defined in simple terms with clear English examples, and select terms include Spanish translations (e.g., símil, hipérbole). Ideal for ESL learners, middle and high school students, and anyone improving their literary comprehension and writing skills.

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Figurative Language
Simile - (símil) comparing two unlike things using words such as "like" or "as"
Example: They fought like cats and dogs!

Personification - ..., A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings,
thoughts, or attitudes

Metaphor - comparing two unlike things NOT using words such as "like" or "as"
Example: How could she marry that snake?
figure of speech comparing two different things

Onomatopoeia - ...imitates a sound

Imagery - (Imagenes sensoriales) Descriptive language that create a picture in your mind

Hyperbole - ( hipérbole) exaggeration

Alliteration - words that have the same beginning sounds together

Pun - A play on words using the double meaning for fun

Idiom - an expression that says one thing but means something else

Figurative Language - (Lenguaje figurado) word play

assonance - repeating vowel sounds

Simile - Comparing two unlike things using words such as "like" or "as"
Example: The sisters fought like cats and dogs!

Metaphor - Comparing two unlike things NOT using the words "like" or "as."
Example: How could she marry a snake like that?

Personification - Giving an object or animal human feelings, thoughts, attitudes or actions.

Hyperbole - Extreme exaggeration for effect.
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