Understanding Figurative Language

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Simile

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Comparison using "like" or "as"

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Metaphor

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Direct comparison without "like" or "as"

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Personification

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Giving human traits to non-human things

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Hyperbole

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Extreme exaggeration

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Literal language

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Words mean exactly what they say

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Figurative language

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Words mean something different from their literal meaning

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"He is as brave as a lion."

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Simile example

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"The world is a stage."

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Metaphor example

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"The wind whispered through the trees."

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Personification example

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"I'm so hungry I could eat a horse."

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Hyperbole example