Figurative Language in The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind

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What is figurative language?

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Figurative language is a way of using words to create a meaning that is different from the literal interpretation. It often involves comparisons, exaggerations, or personification to convey emotions or ideas.

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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, 'The crowd had carried me forward like a cyclone'.

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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'. It implies that one thing is another, helping to illustrate a point.

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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 hunger played games with my mind'.

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What is hyperbole?

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Hyperbole is an exaggerated statement that is not meant to be taken literally. It is used for emphasis or effect.

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Identify the figurative language: 'I was being swallowed by this enormous, terrifying mob.'

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Personification.

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Identify the figurative language: 'Even my father, once a giant man, shriveled like a raisin.'

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Simile.

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Identify the figurative language: 'A few boys from the end of the line then raced toward the front, squirming into the crowd like mice under a door.'

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Simile.

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Identify the figurative language: 'That same night, I sat in my room with the lantern while the hunger played games with my mind.'

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Personification.

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Identify the figurative language: 'The crowd had carried me forward like a cyclone.'

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Simile.