What's the Difference Between Analogy, Similie, Hyperbole, Metaphor, Idiom, Slang, Double Entendre?

Figures of Speech

melting pot
"America is a melting pot"
Analogy
A relationship of resemblance or equivalence between two situations, people, or objects, especially when used as a basis for explanation or extrapolation.

Examples:

  • "America is a melting pot"
  • "Analogy is an ingredient in English stew"
rapper
"Swingin swords like Shinobi"
Similie
Figure of speech in which one thing is compared to another, in the case of English generally using like or as.

Examples:

  • "Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're gonna get"
  • Good hip-hop music is like similie poetry.
Metaphor
An analogy between two objects or ideas, conveyed by the use of a word instead of another.

Examples:

  • "You are the light in my life"
hyperbole
Hyperbole: exaggeration
Hyperbole
A rhetorical device in which statements are exaggerated. It may be used to evoke strong feelings or to create a strong impression, but is not meant to be taken literally.

Examples:

  • These books weigh a ton. (These books are heavy.)
  • The path went on forever. (The path was very long.)
  • I'm doing a million things right now. (I'm busy.)
Idiom
A phrase or expression that means something different from what the words actually say. An idiom is usually understandable to a particular group of people.

Example:

  • 'over his head' for 'doesn't understand.'
Slang
The specialized language of a social group, sometimes used to make what is said unintelligible to those not members of the group; cant.

Examples: urbandictionary

Double entendre
A phrase that has two meanings, especially where one is innocent and literal, the other risqué, bawdy, or ironic; an innuendo.

Examples: