Adding Color and Depth to Language

Figurative language uses creative comparisons and expressions to make writing more engaging. Literary devices are special techniques writers use to create effects and meaning.

Common Types

• Simile: Compares using 'like' or 'as' ("Her smile was as bright as the sun").
• Metaphor: Direct comparison without 'like' or 'as' ("He has a heart of stone").
• Personification: Giving human traits to nonhuman things ("The wind whispered").
• Hyperbole: Exaggeration for effect ("I've told you a million times").

Literary Devices

• Alliteration: Repetition of initial sounds.
• Onomatopoeia: Words that imitate sounds.

Why Use Them?

These make stories, poems, and even essays more lively and memorable. Recognizing them helps you understand deeper meanings in what you read.