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5 Types of Figurative Language Metaphor: A metaphor is a direct comparison without using the comparative words like or as . Metaphors link the two things being compared to draw out a stronger connection and deepen the meaning of the comparison. If a metaphor continues for several lines or an entire piece of writing, it’s called an extended metaphor. Simile: A simile is a comparison between two unlike things using the words like , as or than . Often used to highlight a characteristic of one of the items, similes rely on the audience’s ability to create connections and make inferences about the two objects, people, actions, or concepts being discussed. Personification: Personification is attributing human characteristics to things, animals, or abstract concepts. This can help make objects, places, or animals more relatable. Hyperbole: A hyperbole is an over-exaggeration used to emphasize an emotion or description. Sometimes hyperbole also implements the use of simile and comparative words. Symbolism: Symbolism uses an object or word to represent an idea, emotion, or belief. A symbol can be a physical object, color, word, place, action, or person. Symbolism often helps people make connections between real objects and more abstract feelings, ideas, or relationships. C. Reading Strategy Write the type of figurative language above next to the number of each example. Practice 1. Behold Ikey as he strolls up the street beneath the roaring elevated railway between the rows of stinking factories. — O. Henry, The Social Triangle 2. All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players. —William Shakespeare, As You Like It 3. His nose grew until it was so long he could not see past it. — Carlo Collodi, The Adventures of Pinocchio 4. My love is like a red, red rose / That’s newly sprung in June. — Robert Burns, “A Red, Red Rose” 5. “It is the last one,” said Johnsy. “I thought it would surely fall during the night. I heard the wind. It will fall today, and I shall die at the same time.” — O. Henry, The Last Leaf •For further studies, see pp. 152–153. 90 I Unit 4