Figurative Language Flashcard

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Example of a metaphor: Her heart is a stone.

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Her heart is a stone.

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Example of personification:

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The wind whispered through the trees.

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What is hyperbole?

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Exaggeration for emphasis or dramatic effect.

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Example of hyperbole:

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I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.

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Idiom

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A phrase or expression with a figurative meaning.

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Onomatopoeia:

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A figure of speech that imitates sounds.

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Example of onomatopoeia:

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Buzz

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Not a type of figurative language?

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All are figurative languages.

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'Break a leg' means:

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To wish someone good luck.

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'Raining cats and dogs' means:

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It is raining very heavily.