Similes, Metaphor, Personification, and Hyperbole

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What is a metaphor?

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A comparison of two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.

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What is personification?

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Attributing human characteristics to non-human entities.

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What is a simile?

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A comparison of two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'.

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Provide an example of a simile.

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The leaves fell like rain.

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Provide an example of a metaphor.

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Micaella was a rock and would not budge on the issue.

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What is hyperbole?

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An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally.

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Identify the literary device: 'The stars danced playfully in the night sky.'

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Personification.

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Identify the literary device: 'Her smile was as bright as the sun.'

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Simile.

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Identify the literary device: 'Time is a thief.'

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Metaphor.

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Identify the literary device: 'I’m so hungry I could eat a horse.'

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Hyperbole.