Figurative Language Review

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What is a simile?

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A comparison of two unrelated things that uses like or as.

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What is a metaphor?

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A comparison of two unrelated things that DOES NOT use like or as.

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What is personification?

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Giving human/lifelike characteristics to something that is not human and/or alive.

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What is hyperbole?

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An extreme exaggeration not meant to be taken literally.

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Onomatopoeia

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Words that imitate natural sounds.

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What is irony?

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A situation that is strange or funny because things happen in a way that is opposite of what you expect.

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Which of the following is an example of SIMILE?

• The soldier was as brave as a lion.
• Her voice is music to my ears.
• Her stomach complained loudly after she ate the spicy enchiladas.
• Your suitcase weighs a ton!

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The soldier was as brave as a lion.

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Which of the following is an example of METAPHOR?

• The soldier was as brave as a lion.
• Her voice is music to my ears.
• Her stomach complained loudly after she ate the spicy enchiladas.
• Your suitcase weighs a ton!

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Her voice is music to my ears.

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Which of the following is an example of PERSONIFICATION?

• The soldier was as brave as a lion.
• Her voice is music to my ears.
• Her stomach complained loudly after she ate the spicy enchiladas.
• Your suitcase weighs a ton!

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Her stomach complained loudly after she ate the spicy enchiladas.

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Which of the following is an example of HYPERBOLE?

• The soldier was as brave as a lion.
• Her voice is music to my ears.
• Her stomach complained loudly after she ate the spicy enchiladas.
• Your suitcase weighs a ton!

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Your suitcase weighs a ton!