Figurative Language

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Example of a simile:

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The treasure was as precious as a child to him.

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Metaphor: Comparing two things without using like or as.

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Comparing two things without using like or as.

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Example of an idiom:

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"There's always a silver lining."

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Oxymoron's are...

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Two words joined together to create an effect.

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Example of imagery: The cracked and broken shades of the haunted house made the entire street seem dull and dim.

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The cracked and broken shades of the haunted house made the entire street seem dull and dim.

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Alliteration

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Same sounds at the beginning of words in a sentence.

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"The early bird gets the worm" is an example of a:

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Cliche

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Identify a hyperbole: The graveyard was creepy at night. No pain, no gain. It felt like I had to wait in line for a thousand years. He was as charming as could be.

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It felt like I had to wait in line for a thousand years.

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Onomatopoeia

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Word that mimics a sound.

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Personification

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Giving human traits to an object