Figurative Language

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What is a simile?

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It compares two things using 'like' or 'as'.

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Identify the following figurative language: 'The older sister was like a queen.'

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Simile.

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What is a metaphor?

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It compares two things without using 'like' or 'as'.

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Identify the following figurative language: 'Our house is like a public library because of all the books.'

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Simile.

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Identify the following figurative language: 'The blanket was a cocoon.'

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Metaphor.

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What is hyperbole?

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An over-the-top exaggeration.

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Identify the following figurative language: 'I’m so hungry I could eat a horse.'

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Hyperbole.

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What is personification?

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Giving human traits to non-human things.

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

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Personification.

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What is alliteration?

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The repetition of the same initial consonant sound in a series of words.