Figurative Language

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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'. For example, 'The ice in the arena was as smooth as glass.'

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What is a metaphor?

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A metaphor is a figure of speech that directly compares two different things without using 'like' or 'as'. For example, 'The snow on the ski hill was powdered sugar.'

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What is hyperbole?

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Hyperbole is an exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally, used for emphasis or effect. For example, 'I’m so hungry I could eat a horse.'

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What is personification?

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Personification is 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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What is alliteration?

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

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What is an oxymoron?

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An oxymoron is a figure of speech that combines contradictory terms. For example, 'deafening silence' or 'bittersweet'.

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Identify the figurative language: 'The street cars are like frosted cakes covered with snowflakes.'

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Simile.

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Identify the figurative language: 'The coach was as upset as a lion when his team lost the game.'

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Simile.

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Identify the figurative language: 'We ate cat fish for dinner.'

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Oxymoron.

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Identify the figurative language: 'The snow on the ski hill was powdered sugar.'

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Metaphor.