Personification, Hyperbole, Simile, and Metaphor!

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What is personification?

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Giving human-like characteristics to inanimate objects or abstract ideas.

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Example of personification.

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The stars danced playfully in the night sky.

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What is a simile?

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

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Example of a simile.

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Her smile was as bright as the sun.

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What is a metaphor?

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

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Example of a metaphor.

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Time is a thief.

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What is hyperbole?

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An exaggerated statement used for emphasis.

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Example of hyperbole.

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I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.

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Identify the literary device: 'The wind howled in the night.'

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Personification.

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Identify the literary device: 'He is as brave as a lion.'

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Simile.