Figurative Language

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What is figurative language?

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Figurative language is a way of using words to create a special effect or meaning, often by comparing things or describing them in imaginative ways.

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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, 'as brave as a lion'.

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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, 'Time is a thief'.

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What is hyperbole?

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

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

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Personification.

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Identify the figurative language: 'He has a heart of stone.'

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Metaphor.

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Identify the figurative language: 'I’ve told you a million times.'

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Hyperbole.

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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 when someone says, 'It’s raining cats and dogs'?

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It means it is raining very heavily.

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Identify the figurative language: 'She is as sweet as sugar.'

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Simile.