Simile & Metaphor

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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 by stating that one is the other. For example, 'Time is a thief'.

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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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Identify the figurative language: 'The classroom was a zoo.'

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Metaphor.

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Identify the figurative language: 'He runs like the wind.'

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Simile.

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What is the purpose of using figurative language?

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Figurative language enhances writing by creating vivid imagery and expressing ideas in a more relatable way.

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What is the difference between simile and metaphor?

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A simile uses 'like' or 'as' to compare, while a metaphor states that one thing is another without using 'like' or 'as'.

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Provide an example of personification.

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The flowers danced in the breeze.

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What does it mean to say 'My heart is a stone'?

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This is a metaphor indicating that the person feels emotionally cold or unfeeling.

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Identify the two things being compared: 'She is a night owl.'

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'She' and 'a night owl'.