Exploring Figurative Language

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Simile compares unlike things using:

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The words 'like' or 'as'

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Purpose of figurative language?

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To create vivid imagery.

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Metaphor vs. Simile

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It does not use 'like' or 'as' for comparison.

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Example of personification:

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The wind whispered through the trees.

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Hyperbole

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Exaggeration for effect

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Figurative language type used for comedic exaggeration?

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Hyperbole

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Example of onomatopoeia:

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Crash

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Distinction of onomatopoeia in figurative language?

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Uses sound words to mimic real sounds.

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Alliteration involves:

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Repeating sounds at the beginning of words.

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Not a type of figurative language:

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Irony