Figure it Out: Figurative Language

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What is a simile?

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A simile is a comparison using the words 'like' or 'as'.

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What is a metaphor?

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A metaphor is a comparison that does not use the words 'like' or 'as'.

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What is hyperbole?

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Hyperbole is an exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally.

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What is personification?

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Personification is giving human traits to non-human things.

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What is figurative language?

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Figurative language is the use of words and phrases in an unusual way to make writing more colorful and interesting.

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Example of a simile: 'Her smile is as bright as the sun.' What type of figurative language is this?

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This is a simile.

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Example of hyperbole: 'There were a million presents under my tree.' What type of figurative language is this?

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This is hyperbole.

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True or False: 'Bree is feeling under the weather today' is a hyperbole.

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False.

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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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What is an example of personification?

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An example of personification is 'The wind whispered through the trees.'