Figurative expressions
Puns:
A pun is a clever use of words to create a double meaning. A pun contains at least one word that has two or more meanings or associations:
LETTUCE MARRY
Author Unknown
Do you carrot all for me?
My heart beets for you,
With your turnip nose
And your radish face.
You are a peach.
It we cantaloupe
Lettuce marry;
Weed make a swell pear.
Idioms:
Idioms are commonly used figurative expressions.
Idioms are figurative, in other words, the intended meaning (figurative) is entirely different from the literal meaning:
MY DAD IS AMAZING!
By Ian Souter
My dad’s amazing for he can:
make mountains out of molehills,
teach Granny to suck eggs,
make Mum’s blood boil
and then drive her up the wall.
My dad’s amazing for he also:
walks around with his head in the clouds,
has my sister eating out of his hand,
says he’s got eyes in the back of his head
and can read me like a book.
But,
the most amazing thing of all is:
when he’s caught someone red-handed,
first he jumps down their throat
and then he bites their head off!
Puns:
A pun is a clever use of words to create a double meaning. A pun contains at least one word that has two or more meanings or associations:
LETTUCE MARRY
Author Unknown
Do you carrot all for me?
My heart beets for you,
With your turnip nose
And your radish face.
You are a peach.
It we cantaloupe
Lettuce marry;
Weed make a swell pear.
Idioms:
Idioms are commonly used figurative expressions.
Idioms are figurative, in other words, the intended meaning (figurative) is entirely different from the literal meaning:
MY DAD IS AMAZING!
By Ian Souter
My dad’s amazing for he can:
make mountains out of molehills,
teach Granny to suck eggs,
make Mum’s blood boil
and then drive her up the wall.
My dad’s amazing for he also:
walks around with his head in the clouds,
has my sister eating out of his hand,
says he’s got eyes in the back of his head
and can read me like a book.
But,
the most amazing thing of all is:
when he’s caught someone red-handed,
first he jumps down their throat
and then he bites their head off!