Figurative Language
Personification, Idiom, Pun, Irony, Oxymoron
Personification
Personification is when you assign human characteristics to inanimate objects
EX: The flowers begged for water.
Example
This is a example because the candle is not human and it is dancing. Dancing is a human trait.
Example
This is a example because the moon is not human and the moon is resting. Resting is a human trait.
Example
This is a example because the wind is not human and whistling is a human trait.
Idiom
A idiom is a group of words that cannot really happen in real life.
Ex: Its raining cats and dogs
Example
This is a example because you cant really wake up on the wrong side of the bed. This means that your just in a tired and maybe grumpy mood.
Example
This is a example because you can't just cut to a chase. This means that you should start right away.
Example
This is a example because it cant really rain cats and dogs. This just means that it is raining really hard.
Pun
A pun is a group of words that can be taken two different ways
Ex: What do you call a mushroom at a party? A fun guy.
Example
This is a example because this can go two ways. Either the puns can be teared off the paper or the puns are really bad.
Example
This is a example because it can also go two ways. Either it is a way to welcome someone or it is a whale that someone saw.
Example
This is another example because it can go two ways. The donut said to donut talk to me; or do not talk to me. While the leaf said leaf me alone; or leave me alone.
Irony
Irony is when someone expects the opposite of what actually happen
Ex: A professional cake holder drops your cake on the way into your house
Example
This is a example of irony because the truck says that there are no shortcuts; but obviously the truck got stuck, so there is shortcuts.
Example
This is another example because the sign says ,"Always Open" but the sign also says closed.
Example
This is a example because there is a stop sign but there is a sign under the stop sign that says no stopping anytime.
Oxymoron
A oxymoron is two words in a phrase that are opposite of each other
Ex: Freezer Burn
Example
This is a example of a oxymoron because the words stop and keep moving are two words that mean the exact opposite.
EXample
This is also example of a oxymoron because less means not enough and more means to have a lot.
Example
This is another example of a oxymoron because jumbo means huge while shrimp means a animal that is very small in size.
David The Baseball Player
David The Baseball Player
One day in the fine state of Ohio there was a boy named David that loved to play baseball. This was the day of his championship game and he was very excited. “I'm ready to go win this game!” David said all morning. He had to win this game or he was off his baseball team. As his family was about to leave it started raining very hard. “ AH MAN, it's raining cats and dogs out here now.” “It’s okay David.” his mom said, “ You're going to have the game no matter what.” That made David very relieved.
When David and his family made it to the game David was surprise to see that the rain stopped and that his team was going to play the game. David was in shock when he saw a MLB baseball player; Buster Posey. “ Act naturally.” David told his team when they walked by Buster. As David’s team walked by Buster said hi and told them that his son played on the team that was facing David’s team. David was so shocked.
As the game started nobody got a hit and the game was getting pretty ugly for both teams. “I bet that baseball is really happy that he doesn’t have to be hit here and there.” said David. “I bet so.” said David’s teammate. As Buster Posey’s son got up to bat Buster said, “Let’s get a hit here son.” “Get a hit, I can always get a hit” said Buster’s son. As the ball was pitched Buster’s son got called a strike three looking. “ I thought that Buster’s son would be a better hitter than that,” said David’s teammate Joshua. When Joshua was up to bat he was getting ready to swing and then…… GOT HIT IN THE HEAD! “ NOOOO,” said David as he ran up toward Joshua. When Joshua got up he said, “ I really did wonder why the baseball was getting bigger. Then it hit me.” We all laughed and so did Joshua. Then I went up to Joshua and said, “ Joshua; you just let us win the game because you got hit in the head; WE WON!” “YAH,” we all screamed. “WE WON THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME!” After the game David went home with his family and got dinner.