Understanding Figurative Language

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Purpose of figurative language in literature?

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Enhances descriptions & connects with the reader.

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Sensory language appeals to:

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The five senses

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Metaphor vs. Simile

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A metaphor directly states one thing is another.

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What is personification?

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Giving human qualities to non-human entities.

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Example of an idiom:

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Break a leg

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Figurative language: 'The leaves danced in the wind'

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Personification

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Example of onomatopoeia:

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Boom

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Idiom 'break a leg' means:

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To wish someone good luck.

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Figurative language in 'Santa's belly shook like a bowl full of jelly'

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Simile

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Onomatopoeia 'jingle' in sleigh bells suggests:

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The sound the bells make.