Figurative Language & Irony

• Figures of speech are words or phrases that possesses a seperate meaning from it's literal definition
• Simile compare two unlike things using “like” or “as”
• Metaphor is when one thing is compared to another without the use of "like" or "as". It implies an identity between the two objects.
• Personification is a figure of speech that gives human qualities to places, objects , animals or ideas
• Hyperbole exaggerates a particular situation or condition to make a point
• Hyperbole is also called hyperbolic sentences
• Irony occured when there's a marked contrast between what is said and what is meant or between appearance and reality
• Irony is also called ironic statements
• 3 types of irony are verbal, situational and dramatic
• Verbal irony saying the opposite of what you mean
• Situational irony opposite of what is to expected to happen
• Dramatic irony the audience knows the truth except the main characters themselves
• Hyperbole can make a statement more dramatic or amusing
• Hyperbole is common in creative non fiction essays, stories, songs and poetry