Figurative Language

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What is a metaphor?

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A metaphor is a comparison that does not use 'like' or 'as'.

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What is a simile?

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A simile is a comparison that uses 'like' or 'as'.

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What is personification?

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Personification is giving human qualities to non-human things.

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What is hyperbole?

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Hyperbole is an exaggeration used for emphasis or effect.

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What is a literal statement?

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A literal statement means exactly what it says.

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Give an example of a metaphor.

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'Time is a thief.'

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Give an example of a simile.

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'Her smile is like the sun.'

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Give an example of personification.

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'The wind whispered through the trees.'

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Give an example of hyperbole.

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'I’m so hungry I could eat a horse.'

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What does it mean to exaggerate?

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To exaggerate means to make something seem larger, better, or worse than it really is.