Figurative Language

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What is a simile?

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Comparing two unlike things using 'like' and 'as.'

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What is personification?

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Giving human characteristics to non-human things.

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What does the phrase 'the fog was a blanket' imply?

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The fog was thick.

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What is an example of a simile?

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I bolted out the door like a horse leaving the gate for a race.

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What does 'I'm dying to see that movie' mean?

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I'm excited about seeing the movie.

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What is a metaphor?

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A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as.'

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What is onomatopoeia?

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A word that imitates the sound it represents.

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What is hyperbole?

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An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally.

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What is alliteration?

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The repetition of the same beginning sound in a series of words.

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What is an example of personification?

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The wind whispered through the trees.