Tips on figurative Language
Gloria Mendez
Hyperbole
A Hyperbole is an extreme exaggeration.
My shoes are killing me!
The author would use a hyperbole to be dramatic
Idiom
A idiom is words that don't have a literal meaning
It's raining cats and dogs.
The author would use an idiom to make the sentence more interesting.
Simile
A simile is comparing 2 unlike things using LIKE or AS
She is as beautiful as a flower.
An author would use similes to compare to make imagery in there sentence.