Fly with FunDza: Figurative Language

Figures of speech use words in imaginative and creative ways to create special meanings or effects. Read this FunDza handbook to find out more about figurative language.

Introduction to figurative language
Introduction to similes
More about similes
Introduction to metaphors
More about metaphors
Introduction to personification
More about personification
Onomatopoeia
Alliteration
Introduction to euphemisms
More about euphemisms
Introduction to idioms
More about idioms
Introduction to hyperbole
More about hyperbole
Introduction to understatements
More about understatements
Antithesis
Introduction to irony
More about irony
Sarcasm
Introduction to puns
Oxymorons
All about Synecdoche
All about Proverbs
All about Litotes

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Dzakani · 4 months ago

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Filomena vapor · 3 years ago

Hi there We are grateful that reading about figurative language opened your mind. Keep reading the resources we have to offer.

FunDza Team · 3 years ago

I really enjoyed reading figuratives. They reminded me about my school days...though I did not understand all at school but now reading here opened my mind

L,s Bama · 3 years ago

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Khombo · 3 years ago