Examples Of Figurative Language From Books. Gilberto and the wind by marie hall ets is an older book that personifies the wind. Owl moon a picture book written by jane yolen and illustrated by john schoenherr has some lovely examples of metaphors that are short and simple perfect for introducing this more difficult type of figurative language.
This contrasts with literal speech or language. And other funny family portraits by hanoch piven my best friend is as sharp as. There are 10 main types of figurative language that teachers cover.
Synecdoche is a type of figurative language that uses one part to refer to the whole or the whole to refer to the part.
Many different groups of literary devices exist and figurative language is one set of them. There are 10 main types of figurative language that teachers cover. My dog is as smelly as dirty socks. Simile i move fast like a cheetah on the serengeti.