Figurative Language

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Example of a simile:

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She is as brave as a lion.

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Identify the metaphor: The classroom was a zoo.

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The classroom was a zoo.

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Identify the sentence using personification:

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The sun kissed the ocean.

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NOT a metaphor:

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She floated like a feather in the breeze.

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NOT a simile: The fog crept in on little cat feet.

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The fog crept in on little cat feet.

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Sentence without personification:

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The car tires screeched as they hit the brake.

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NOT hyperbole: He's running faster than the wind, Her brain is the size of a pea, I've told you a million times.

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The ocean was a raging bull.

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Identify the metaphor: The computer at the library was an old dinosaur.

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The computer at the library was an old dinosaur.