Figurative Language Basics with Sound of Thunder

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What is a simile?

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

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What is a metaphor?

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A comparison of one thing as if it IS or WERE something else.

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What is onomatopoeia?

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Words that imitate sounds, such as 'pop', 'fizz', 'hiss'.

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What is personification?

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Attributing human characteristics to non-human things.

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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 figure of speech: 'The wind whispered through the trees.'

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Personification.

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Identify the figure of speech: 'He is as brave as a lion.'

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Simile.

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Identify the figure of speech: 'Time is a thief.'

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Metaphor.

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Identify the figure of speech: 'The stars danced in the sky.'

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Personification.

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Identify the figure of speech: 'I have a ton of homework.'

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Hyperbole.