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What is personification?

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A figure of speech where human qualities are attributed to animals, inanimate objects, or abstract concepts.

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Give an example of personification.

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The flower hugged the earth after being blown over by the storm.

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What is a simile?

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A figure of speech that compares two different things using 'like' or 'as'.

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Give an example of a simile.

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The runner ran like a cheetah in the race.

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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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Give an example of a metaphor.

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His room was a hurricane of a mess.

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What is hyperbole?

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An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally.

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Give an example of hyperbole.

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I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.

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What is alliteration?

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The repetition of the same initial consonant sound in a series of words.

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Give an example of alliteration.

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She sells sea shells by the sea shore.