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, 'as brave as a lion.'

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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 by stating that one is the other. For example, 'Time is a thief.'

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What is hyperbole?

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

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Identify the figurative language: 'The stars danced in the sky.'

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This is a metaphor.

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Identify the figurative language: 'She is as busy as a bee.'

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This is a simile.

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Identify the figurative language: 'I have a ton of homework.'

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This is hyperbole.

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Identify the figurative language: 'The wind whispered through the trees.'

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This is a personification.

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What is personification?

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Personification is a figure of speech where human qualities are given to animals, objects, or ideas. For example, 'The flowers danced in the wind.'

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Identify the figurative language: 'His words were music to my ears.'

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This is a metaphor.

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What is alliteration?

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Alliteration is the repetition of the same initial consonant sound in a series of words. For example, 'She sells sea shells by the sea shore.'