Understanding Figurative Language

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Simile

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A comparison using "like" or "as"

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Metaphor

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A direct comparison without using "like" or "as"

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Personification

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Giving human traits to non-human things

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Hyperbole

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An exaggerated statement

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Idiom

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A phrase with a meaning different from its literal meaning

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Alliteration

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Repetition of initial consonant sounds

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Onomatopoeia

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Words that imitate sounds

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"As brave as a lion"

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Simile

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"Time is a thief"

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Metaphor

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"The wind whispered"

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Personification