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What is Hyperbole?

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Hyperbole is an exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally. Example: 'My backpack weighs a ton!'.

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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 'like' or 'as'. Example: 'The waitress was as busy as a bee.'

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What is Personification?

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Personification is giving human traits or characteristics to non-human things. Example: 'The stars winked at me.'

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What is a Metaphor?

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

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What is Onomatopoeia?

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Onomatopoeia refers to words that imitate the sound they describe. Example: 'buzz', 'hiss', 'bang'.

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What is Alliteration?

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Alliteration is the repetition of the same initial consonant sound in a series of words. Example: 'She sells sea shells by the sea shore.'

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Identify the figurative language: 'That pizza is the size of Brazil!'

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Hyperbole.

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Identify the figurative language: 'She floated in like a cloud.'

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Simile.

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Identify the figurative language: 'The stars winked at me.'

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Personification.

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Identify the figurative language: 'My backpack weighs a ton!'

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Hyperbole.