Figurative Language-Simile, metaphor, hyperbole, personification

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What is figurative language?

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Language that uses words or expressions that are different from what is actually meant. It makes reading and writing more interesting.

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What is a simile?

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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 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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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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What is personification?

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A figure of speech in which human qualities are given to animals, objects, or ideas. For example, 'The wind whispered through the trees'.

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

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Personification.

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Identify the figurative language: 'He is as brave as a lion.'

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Simile.

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Identify the figurative language: 'I have a million things to do today.'

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Hyperbole.

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Identify the figurative language: 'The classroom was a zoo.'

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Metaphor.

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What does it mean to use figurative language?

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It means to use words in a way that creates a special meaning or effect, making writing more vivid and imaginative.