The Outsiders Figurative Language

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What is a simile?

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A simile is a figure of speech that compares two different things using the words 'like' or 'as'. For example, 'Her smile was like the sun.'

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What is a metaphor?

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A metaphor is a figure of speech that directly compares two different things without using 'like' or 'as'. For example, 'Time is a thief.'

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What is hyperbole?

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Hyperbole is an exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally. For example, 'I’m so hungry I could eat a horse.'

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What is personification?

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Personification is a figure of speech in which human qualities are attributed to animals, inanimate objects, or abstract concepts. For example, 'The wind whispered through the trees.'

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What is onomatopoeia?

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Onomatopoeia is a word that imitates the sound it represents. Examples include 'buzz', 'bang', and 'sizzle'.

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What is allusion?

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An allusion is a reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art. For example, 'He has the Midas touch.'

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Identify the figurative language: 'The memory comes rushing over you like a wave.'

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Simile

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Identify the figurative language: 'My overactive imagination was running away with me again.'

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Personification

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Identify the figurative language: 'I was sleepy and freezing to death.'

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Hyperbole

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Identify the figurative language: 'It's a pack. A snarling, distrustful, bickering pack like the Socs.'

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Metaphor