Figurative Language Review

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What is a simile?

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A comparison of two unrelated things that uses 'like' or 'as'.

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What is a metaphor?

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A comparison of two unrelated things that does NOT use 'like' or 'as'.

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What is personification?

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Giving human/lifelike characteristics to something that is not human and/or alive.

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What is hyperbole?

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An extreme exaggeration not meant to be taken literally.

Front

Identify the figurative language: 'The boy was standing like a statue on the sidewalk.'

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Simile

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Identify the figurative language: 'The book was a spaceship that transported him to strange new worlds.'

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Metaphor

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Identify the figurative language: 'Her voice is music to my ears.'

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Metaphor

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Identify the figurative language: 'The soldier was as brave as a lion.'

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Simile

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Identify the figurative language: 'Your suitcase weighs a ton!'

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Hyperbole

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Identify the figurative language: 'The wind whispered through the trees.'

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Personification