https://www.khanacademy.org/ela/9th-and-10th-grade-grammar/xf006c25352e869bb:word-study-9/xf006c25352e869bb:figurative-language-9/a/figures-of-speech-grammar-9 2026-07-13T19:41:05.916442654Z Figures of speech Learn about different types of figurative language, including metaphor, hyperbole, euphemism, oxymoron, and more. article 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/9th-and-10th-grade-grammar/xf006c25352e869bb:word-study-9/xf006c25352e869bb:figurative-language-9/a/allusions-grammar-9 2026-07-13T19:41:05.916442654Z Allusions Learn how to recognize and interpret 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/9th-and-10th-grade-grammar/xf006c25352e869bb:word-study-9/xf006c25352e869bb:figurative-language-9/e/figurative-language-grammar-9 2026-07-13T19:41:05.916442654Z Figurative language Practice identifying and interpreting figurative language Amanda M. Leff exercise