Figurative Langauge

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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 a simile?

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A simile is a figure of speech that compares two different things using the words 'like' or 'as'.

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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', suggesting that one thing is another.

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What is hyperbole?

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Hyperbole is an outrageous exaggeration that emphasizes a point, often used for dramatic effect.

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What is personification?

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Personification is a figure of speech in which human characteristics are given to nonhuman objects, animals, or ideas.

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What is onomatopoeia?

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Onomatopoeia is a word that imitates the natural sound of a thing, naming an action by the sound it makes.

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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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Give an example of a simile.

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'Her smile was like the sun shining bright.'

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Give an example of hyperbole.

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'I’m so hungry I could eat a horse!'

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Give an example of personification.

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'The wind whispered through the trees.'