Figurative Language (Similes, Metaphor, and Personification)

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What is a metaphor?

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A figure of speech that compares two things directly, without using 'like' or 'as'. For example, 'Time is a thief.'

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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'. For example, 'Her smile is like the sun.'

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What is personification?

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A figure of speech in which human qualities are attributed to animals, inanimate objects, or abstract concepts. For example, 'The wind whispered through the trees.'

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

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Personification.

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Identify the figurative language: 'He is as brave as a lion.'

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Simile.

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

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Metaphor.

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What does it mean to use figurative language?

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To use words or expressions with a meaning that is different from the literal interpretation, often to create vivid imagery or express ideas more effectively.

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Example of a metaphor in literature?

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In Shakespeare's 'As You Like It', the world is described as a stage, and people as merely players.

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Example of a simile in everyday language?

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'She swims like a fish.'

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Example of personification in poetry?

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'The flowers danced in the gentle breeze.'