Freak the Mighty Figurative Language

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What is hyperbole?

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Truth is exaggerated for humor or emphasis.

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What type of figurative language is used in the quote: "I'm hanging out in the so-called back yard, your basic chunk of chain-link heaven."?

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Alliteration.

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What type of figurative language is used in the quote: "I never had a brain until Freak came along and let me borrow his for a while...?"

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Hyperbole.

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What two types of figurative languages are used in the quote: "It's cool and dim in there and you float like a cloud - no, you are a cloud...?"

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Simile and Metaphor.

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What type of figurative language is used in the quote: "Go that way! Follow the feet!"?

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Personification.

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What is a simile?

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A comparison between two unlike objects using 'like' or 'as'.

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What is a metaphor?

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

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What is personification?

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Giving human traits or characteristics to non-human objects or animals.

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What is alliteration?

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The repetition of the same initial consonant sound in a series of words.

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What is onomatopoeia?

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A word that imitates the sound it represents.