How To Write Figurative Language
Author Clayson Thetford
Metaphor
A metaphor is a comparison of two unlike things but does not contain the words like or as.
Baby you're a firework-Katy perry
The author uses it for imagery
Idiom
An idiom is an expression that is not taken literally
It's raining cats and dogs
The author uses it for imagery
Oxymoron
Oxymoron is a statement combining contradictory words
I'm full after I ate that jumbo shrimp
The author uses it for humor