Figurative Language

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Simile: A figurative language comparing one thing to another using "like" or "as".

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A type of figurative language that is used to compare one thing to another. Uses the words "like" and/or "as".

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What is personification?

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Giving human qualities to an object or animal.

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"You are like a ray of sunshine!" is an example of:

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metaphor

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"Her eyes were sparkling diamonds" is an example of:

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metaphor

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What is an idiom?

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

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"It happened once in a blue moon" is an example of a...

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Idiom

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The sun smiled after the rain stopped.

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Personification

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She’s as tiny as a mouse.

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Simile

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Comparison of two unlike things stating that one IS the other.

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metaphor

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Repetition of beginning consonant sounds in nearby words.

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alliteration