Figurative Language Review

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A simile...

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compares two unlike things using the words like or as.

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A comparison of two unlike things without "like" or "as".

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metaphor

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Personification?

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Giving human traits to non-human things.

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Hyperbole

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Extreme exaggeration

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Alliteration

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Beginning of at least 2 words in a row sounds the same.

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A word that imitates a sound (e.g., buzz, pop).

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Onomatopoeia

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Meaning of the simile: "My mom can be as fiery as a volcano when I don't do my chores on time."

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She gets really angry.

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Use of figurative language?

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Makes writing interesting & visual, emphasizes ideas.

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Figurative language in 'whip and snap of the curtains' is an example of:

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Onomatopoeia

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He was as cool as a cucumber is an example of a(n)

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Simile