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/7th-and-8th-grade-grammar/x9e6f4267f632f2c6:word-study-7/x9e6f4267f632f2c6:figurative-language-7/a/effect-of-word-choice-on-meaning-and-tone 2026-07-14T15:00:54.021605571Z Effects of word choice on meaning and tone Learn how analyzing an author's word choice can help you understand a text. article https://www.khanacademy.org/ela/7th-and-8th-grade-grammar/x9e6f4267f632f2c6:word-study-7/x9e6f4267f632f2c6:figurative-language-7/a/puns-grammar-7-8 2026-07-13T20:21:06.498585062Z Puns Learn why writers use puns. article https://www.khanacademy.org/ela/7th-and-8th-grade-grammar/x9e6f4267f632f2c6:word-study-7/x9e6f4267f632f2c6:figurative-language-7/a/allusions-grammar-7 2026-07-13T20:21:06.498585062Z Allusions Learn how to recognize and analyze allusions. article https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/grammar/usage-and-style/style/v/irony-final 2022-10-11T02:53:52.013470592Z Irony Irony, puns, and sarcasm are some of the toughest concepts in English. This video attempts to explain all three. video https://cdn.kastatic.org/ka_thumbnails_cache/69943f9c-2b63-44c9-b3ba-06b9a779be52_1280_720_base.png Irony Irony, puns, and sarcasm are some of the toughest concepts in English. This video attempts to explain all three. https://cdn.kastatic.org/ka-youtube-converted/LY5EBvlRCP4.mp4/LY5EBvlRCP4.mp4 478 Figurative language https://www.khanacademy.org/ela/7th-and-8th-grade-grammar/x9e6f4267f632f2c6:word-study-7/x9e6f4267f632f2c6:figurative-language-7/e/figurative-language-grammar-7-8 2026-07-13T20:21:06.498585062Z Figurative language Practice identifying and interpreting figurative language. Hannah Chorley exercise