Personification, Hyperbole, Simile, and Metaphor!

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What is personification?

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Giving an inanimate object human-like characteristics.

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What is a simile?

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A comparison of two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'.

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What is hyperbole?

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Use of exaggeration to emphasize a point.

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What is a metaphor?

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A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.

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Example of personification: 'The stars danced in the night sky.' What is being personified?

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The stars.

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Example of a simile: 'Her smile was as bright as the sun.' What is being compared?

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Her smile and the sun.

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Example of hyperbole: 'I’ve told you a million times!' What does this mean?

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It means the speaker has repeated something many times, but not literally a million.

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Example of a metaphor: 'Time is a thief.' What does this imply?

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Time steals moments from our lives.

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What is the purpose of using figurative language?

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To create vivid imagery and express ideas in creative ways.

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Identify the figurative language: 'The classroom was a zoo.' What type is it?

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Metaphor.