Figurative Language

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What is a simile?

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Comparing two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'.

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What is personification?

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Giving human characteristics to nonhuman objects or animals.

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What is a metaphor?

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A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.

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What is hyperbole?

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An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally.

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What is onomatopoeia?

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A word that phonetically imitates, resembles, or suggests the sound it describes.

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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 an example of a simile?

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Her smile was as bright as the sun.

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What is an example of personification?

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The wind whispered through the trees.

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What is an example of a metaphor?

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Time is a thief.

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What is an example of hyperbole?

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I’m so hungry I could eat a horse.