Figurative Language

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Definition of a simile?

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Comparison between two things using "like" or "as".

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Idiom example: Break a leg!

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Break a leg!

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Definition of hyperbole?

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I'm so hungry I could eat a horse!

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Alliteration

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Repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words.

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Identify the metaphor: His face was like stone, The eagle screeched, Her heart was gold, Lend me your ears.

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Her heart was gold.

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Definition of an oxymoron?

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A phrase of two or more words with opposite meanings.

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Example of alliteration:

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Matthew marveled at the magnificent moose.

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Definition of hyperbole?

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An over-exaggeration to emphasize a point.

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Definition of onomatopoeia

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A word that mimics the sound it describes.

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Definition of personification?

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Giving human traits to non-human or non-living objects.