Figurative Language Test

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What is personification?

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Giving human qualities to unhuman things.

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True or False: Figurative language is literal.

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False

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Spell the word I tell you: hyperbole.

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hyperbole

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What is a simile?

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A comparison using 'like' or 'as'.

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Spell the word I tell you: metaphor.

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metaphor

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What is hyperbole?

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Exaggerating a statement for emphasis.

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What is a metaphor?

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

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What does 'figurative language' mean?

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Language that uses words or expressions with a meaning different from the literal interpretation.

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What is an example of personification?

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The wind whispered through the trees.

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What is an example of a simile?

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Her smile was as bright as the sun.