Figurative Language

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Metaphor: One thing described as another (e.g., the sun is a giant orange).

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When one thing is described as another (e.g., the sun is a giant orange).

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Simile: Comparing one thing to another using 'as' or 'like'. Example: The dog's fur is like fluffy cotton.

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Comparing one thing with another using 'as' or 'like'.

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Hyperbole: An over-exaggeration, e.g., 'the bag weighs a ton!'

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An over-exaggeration of something.

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Personification: Giving an inanimate object human qualities (e.g., The haunted house watched me with its broken windows).

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Giving an inanimate object a human quality.

Front

Identify the figurative language: The floorboards moaned as I tiptoed over them.

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personification

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Identify the figurative language: 'You're as white as snow.'

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simile

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Identify the figurative language: 10 calculations! That will take me days!

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hyperbole

Front

Identify the figurative language: The yellow car hummed at the traffic lights.

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personification

Front

Identify the figurative language: Stacey's room is a tip!

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metaphor

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Identify the figurative language: I passed my times table by the skin of my teeth.

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hyperbole