Figurative Language

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Idiom definition:

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A group of words that mean something other than the literal meaning.

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Simile: Comparing two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'.

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Comparing two unlike things using 'like' and 'as'.

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Example of a simile: "I really do like ice cream"

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False

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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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The car is a dinosaur.

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The car is very old.

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Personification?

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Giving human qualities to non-human things.

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Onomatopoeia is...

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The use of a word associated with a sound.

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Onomatopoeia for the picture:

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Blast!

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"I am as hungry as a bear!" This figurative language is _______

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simile

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"The stars will cry." The figurative language used is _______

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Personification