4th Grade Figurative language

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What is personification?

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A figure intended to represent an abstract quality.

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What is a metaphor?

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A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object.

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What is an idiom?

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A group of words established by usage as having a meaning not deducible from those of the individual words.

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What is a simile?

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Comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description.

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What does 'raining cats and dogs' mean?

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It means it's raining very heavily.

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What does 'having cold feet' mean?

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It means to feel nervous or afraid about something.

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What is the purpose of figurative language?

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To create vivid imagery and express ideas in creative ways.

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What is an example of personification?

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The wind whispered through the trees.

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What is an example of a metaphor?

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Time is a thief.

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What is an example of a simile?

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Her smile was as bright as the sun.