1.1 HMH The Year of the Rat Figurative Language

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What is personification?

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Personification is a figure of speech where human qualities are given to animals, objects, or ideas.

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Give an example of personification.

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The fish smiled at me as I tossed them food.

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What is a simile?

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A simile is a figure of speech that compares two different things using the words 'like' or 'as'.

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Give an example of a simile.

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Pacy was bold like a tiger taking up for Dun-Wei.

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What are the two things being compared in the simile: 'Pacy was bold like a tiger'?

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Pacy and tiger.

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What is imagery?

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Imagery is descriptive language that appeals to the senses and helps create a picture in the reader's mind.

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Give an example of imagery.

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The ball whizzed through the air.

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What sense does the phrase 'I heard a tiger roar loudly' appeal to?

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Sound.

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What are the two things being compared in the simile: 'Sam Mercer looked like a gingerbread cookie'?

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Sam Mercer and a gingerbread cookie.

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What is a metaphor?

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