https://www.khanacademy.org/ela/cc-3rd-reading-vocab/xaf0c1b5d7010608e:cc-3rd-pets/xaf0c1b5d7010608e:applying-knowledge/v/figurative-language-reading 2025-10-28T18:00:45.141756446Z Figurative language Figurative language is when you say one thing but mean another. Examples are similes (using like or as), metaphors (not using like or as), personification (giving non-living things human characteristics) and hyperbole (exaggerating for emphasis). Allusions are references to characters or events from literature, movies or culture. Figurative language is a way to express yourself without saying something literally true. David Rheinstrom video https://cdn.kastatic.org/ka_thumbnails_cache/6d8be7c5-cb76-4bf7-9dfb-4d6c77a39cbc_1280_720_base.png Figurative language Figurative language is when you say one thing but mean another. Examples are similes (using like or as), metaphors (not using like or as), personification (giving non-living things human characteristics) and hyperbole (exaggerating for emphasis). Allusions are references to characters or events from literature, movies or culture. Figurative language is a way to express yourself without saying something literally true. https://cdn.kastatic.org/ka-youtube-converted/lzKj-bLvrYQ.mp4/lzKj-bLvrYQ.mp4 358 Figurative language https://www.khanacademy.org/ela/5th-and-6th-grade-grammar/x90cef5375e9bcad6:word-study-5/x90cef5375e9bcad6:figurative-language-5/a/figurative-language-5 2026-07-11T18:51:00.091985724Z Figurative language Learn how to use similes, metaphors, personification, and hyperbole. article https://www.khanacademy.org/ela/5th-and-6th-grade-grammar/x90cef5375e9bcad6:word-study-5/x90cef5375e9bcad6:figurative-language-5/a/common-idioms-proverbs-and-adages-5 2026-07-11T18:51:00.091985724Z Common idioms, proverbs, and adages Learn how to use common sayings. article https://www.khanacademy.org/ela/5th-and-6th-grade-grammar/x90cef5375e9bcad6:word-study-5/x90cef5375e9bcad6:figurative-language-5/e/figurative-language-5 2026-07-11T18:51:00.091985724Z Figurative language Practice identifying and interpreting figurative language. Heather M. Meston exercise