Table 1.

Example figurative language devices.

Figurative language device subtype	Example in Spanish	Correct translation into English	Literal translation into English
Metaphor	Eso se me está llenando el cerebro.	This is overwhelming me.	This is filling my brain.
Idiomatic expression	Me hacen bien pesado.	It’s been very hard.	They make me very heavy.
Simile	Me siento que no sirvo para nada.	I feel like I’m worthless.	I feel like I don’t serve for anything.
Personification	Se me despega mi cabeza.	I lose my mind.	I peel away my head.
Euphemism	Me sentía yo más decaída.	I felt more down.	I felt more droopy.
Hyperbole or exaggeration	No me muero de hambre.	I’m not going to starve to death.	I’m not going to die from hunger.