Figurative Language Review

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Definition of a METAPHOR

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Comparing 2 objects using a form of "IS"

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Identify the figurative language in: WE HEARD THE BOOMING THUNDER THROUGHOUT THE SKY.

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Onomatopoeia

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Definition of PERSONIFICATION

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Giving human-like qualities to non-human objects

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Identify the figurative language in: THE SOUND OF THE ALARM SCARED ME TO DEATH!

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Hyperbole

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Figurative language technique: A play on words

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Pun

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Identify the simile:

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The snow-covered roads were as slippery as soap.

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Identify the figurative language technique: NOT ALL MATH PUNS ARE TERRIBLE--ONLY SUM.

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Pun

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Identify the metaphor: My new bike is a jet plane because it goes so fast!

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My new bike is a jet plane because it goes so fast!

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Identify the figurative language in: THE TIMID TURTLE TOOTLED TO THE TRAIN TRACKS.

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Alliteration

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Definition of HYPERBOLE:

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Using exaggeration to prove a point.