The Outsiders Figurative Language

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What is a metaphor?

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A figure of speech where two things are compared, usually by saying one thing is another.

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What is a simile?

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A figure of speech where two things are compared using the word 'like' or 'as'.

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What is hyperbole?

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A figure of speech that uses deliberate exaggeration for emphasis.

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What is personification?

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A figure of speech in which things or abstract ideas are given human traits or qualities.

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What is onomatopoeia?

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A word that imitates the natural sound of a thing.

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What is alliteration?

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The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.

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Example of a metaphor from 'The Outsiders'.

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'He had an elfish face.'

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Example of a simile from literature.

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'Her smile was like the sun.'

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Example of hyperbole from 'The Outsiders'.

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'Dallas had a record with the fuzz a mile long.'

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What does imagery mean in literature?

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Using vivid and descriptive language that appeals to the reader's five senses.