Figurative Language Flashcard

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Simile: A figure of speech comparing two different things using 'like' or 'as'.

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A figure of speech that compares two different things using the words 'like' or 'as'.

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Example of a metaphor:

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The world is a stage.

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Personification

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A figure of speech giving human qualities to non-human objects or ideas.

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Example of hyperbole:

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'I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.'

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Figurative language in 'time is a thief'

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Metaphor

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Example of a simile:

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Her eyes sparkled like diamonds.

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Figurative language in 'the wind howled'

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Personification

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Example of personification:

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The wind whispered through the trees.

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Figurative language in 'I'm so hungry I could eat a horse'

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Hyperbole

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Example of hyperbole:

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'I've told you a million times.'