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 effect or meaning, often by comparing things or describing them in imaginative ways.

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What is onomatopoeia?

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Onomatopoeia is a word that sounds like what it describes, such as 'buzz', 'bang', or 'sizzle'.

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What is a simile?

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A simile is a comparison between 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 metaphor is a figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as', for example, 'Time is a thief'.

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What is hyperbole?

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Hyperbole is an exaggerated statement that is not meant to be taken literally, such as 'I'm so hungry I could eat a horse'.

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What is personification?

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Personification is giving human qualities or characteristics to animals or objects, like saying 'the wind whispered through the trees'.

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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, such as 'Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers'.

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Give an example of onomatopoeia.

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An example of onomatopoeia is 'boom', which sounds like an explosion.

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Give an example of a simile.

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An example of a simile is 'Her smile was like sunshine'.

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What does it mean to exaggerate?

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To exaggerate means to make something seem larger, better, or worse than it really is.