Figurative Language Practice

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What is a metaphor?

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A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things by stating that one is the other, without using 'like' or 'as'. Example: 'Time is a thief.'

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What is personification?

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A figure of speech in which human qualities are given to animals, inanimate objects, or abstract ideas. Example: 'The wind whispered through the trees.'

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What is a simile?

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A figure of speech that compares two different things using the words 'like' or 'as'. Example: 'Her smile was as bright as the sun.'

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What is onomatopoeia?

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A word that imitates the natural sound of a thing. It creates a sound effect that mimics the thing described. Example: 'buzz', 'hiss', 'clang'.

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Identify the figurative language: 'The classroom was a zoo.'

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Metaphor

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Identify the figurative language: 'The stars danced in the night sky.'

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Personification

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Identify the figurative language: 'He runs like the wind.'

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Simile

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Identify the figurative language: 'The thunder rumbled like a freight train.'

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Simile

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What does it mean when someone says, 'I have a ton of homework'?

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It means they have a lot of homework, using hyperbole to exaggerate.

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What is hyperbole?

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An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally. Example: 'I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.'