Figurative Language

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What is figurative language?

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It's language not to be taken literal.

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What type of figurative language gives human qualities to objects or animals?

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Personification

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Which figurative language uses 'like' or 'as' to compare two unlike things?

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Simile

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What is a simile?

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A figure of speech that compares two different things using 'like' or 'as'.

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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 personification?

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A type of figurative language that gives human qualities to animals or objects.

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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 imitates the sound it represents.

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What is an oxymoron?

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A figure of speech that combines contradictory terms.

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Which is NOT an example of a simile?

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