Figurative Language

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What is figurative language?

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Figurative language is a way of using words to create a special meaning or effect, often by comparing things or describing them in a creative way.

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What does the idiom 'Night Owl' mean?

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A person that stays up late.

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What is a metaphor?

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A metaphor is a figure of speech that describes one thing as if it were another, suggesting a similarity between them.

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What is an example of a metaphor?

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'His heart was a block of ice.'

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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.

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Give an example of alliteration.

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'Pink and purple popsicles.'

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What is onomatopoeia?

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Onomatopoeia is a word that imitates the sound it represents.

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Give an example of onomatopoeia.

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'Boom!' is an example of onomatopoeia.

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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.

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Give an example of personification.

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The wind whispered through the trees.