P2/P4 #4 Figurative Language - Can you figure it out?

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What is a metaphor?

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A figure of speech that compares two unlike things by stating that one is the other.

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Give an example of a metaphor.

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"The road was a ribbon of moonlight."

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What is personification?

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A figure of speech in which human qualities are attributed to animals, inanimate objects, or abstract concepts.

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Give an example of personification.

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"Opportunity was knocking at her door."

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What is alliteration?

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The repetition of the same initial consonant sound in a series of words.

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Give an example of alliteration.

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"Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers."

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What is a simile?

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A figure of speech that compares two unlike things using 'like' or 'as.'

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Give an example of a simile.

Back

"Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun?"

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What is an idiom?

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A phrase or expression that has a figurative meaning different from its literal meaning.

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Give an example of an idiom.

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"It's raining cats and dogs."