Figurative Language

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What is a simile?

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

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What is a metaphor?

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A metaphor is a comparison of two unlike things stating that one thing IS the other.

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What is personification?

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Personification is giving human traits or characteristics to non-human things.

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What is an example of a simile?

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Her smile is like the sun.

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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 personification?

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The wind whispered through the trees.

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What is the purpose of figurative language?

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Figurative language enhances writing by creating vivid imagery and expressing ideas in creative ways.

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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 idiom?

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An idiom is a phrase or expression that has a figurative meaning different from its literal meaning.

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What is hyperbole?

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