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 a non-literal way.

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What is onomatopoeia?

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Onomatopoeia is a word that imitates the sound it represents, like 'buzz' or 'sizzle'.

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What is personification?

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Personification is giving human qualities to animals or objects, like saying 'the wind whispered'.

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What is hyperbole?

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Hyperbole is an exaggeration used for emphasis or effect, such as 'I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.'

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What is a metaphor?

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A metaphor is a comparison where one thing is said to be another, like 'time is a thief'.

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What is a simile?

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A simile is a comparison using 'like' or 'as', such as 'as brave as a lion'.

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What is alliteration?

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Alliteration is the repetition of the same beginning sound in a series of words, like 'Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers'.

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Give an example of onomatopoeia.

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Examples of onomatopoeia include 'bang', 'crash', and 'meow'.

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Give an example of personification.

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An example of personification is 'the flowers danced in the breeze'.

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What does it mean to exaggerate?

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To exaggerate means to make something seem larger, better, or worse than it really is.