Figurative Language

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Metaphor: Comparing two things using one object in place of another to suggest likeness.

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Comparing two things by using one kind of object or using in place of another to suggest the likeness between them.

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Example of a metaphor:

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Her hair was silk.

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A simile is a figure of speech comparing two unlike things, often using 'like' or 'as'.

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A figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as.

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“I’m so hungry, I could eat a horse!” is an example of what figurative language?

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Hyperbole

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"Silver bells!... How they tinkle in the icy air of night." Figurative language device?

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Onomatopoeia

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"She soothed her secret sorrow." Identify the figurative language device.

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Alliteration

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"The tropical storm slept for days" is an example of what figurative language?

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Personification

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"I had so much homework, I needed a pickup truck to carry all my books home!" Identify the figurative language used.

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Hyperbole

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Use of words in unusual ways to enhance writing: simile, metaphor, irony, personification.

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Figurative Language

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"Let us go forth and lead the land we love." Example of figurative language?

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Alliteration