Figurative Language

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What is figurative language?

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Figurative language is a way of using words to create a special effect or meaning, often by comparing things or describing them in a creative way.

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What is alliteration?

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Alliteration is the repetition of the same initial consonant sound in a series of words, like 'Frank fed four funny fish'.

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What is a simile?

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A simile is a figure of speech that compares two unlike things using the words 'like' or 'as', such as '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 makes a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as', such as 'time is a thief'.

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What is hyperbole?

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Hyperbole is an exaggerated statement that is not meant to be taken literally, like 'I've told you a million times'.

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What is personification?

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Personification is giving human qualities or characteristics to non-human things, like saying 'the wind whispered through the trees'.

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What is an example of alliteration?

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An example of alliteration is 'Silly Sally swiftly shooed seven silly sheep'.

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What is an example of a simile?

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An example of a simile is 'Her smile was like sunshine'.

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What is an example of a metaphor?

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An example of a metaphor is 'The classroom was a zoo'.

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What is an example of hyperbole?

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An example of hyperbole is 'I'm so hungry I could eat a horse'.