Figurative Language

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What is hyperbole?

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An extreme exaggeration used for effect.

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What is a simile?

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

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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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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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Why do people use figurative language?

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To make their writing interesting and visual, or to emphasize an idea and make a point.

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Example of hyperbole?

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I waited in line for 10 years!

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Example of a simile?

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He is as quiet as a mouse.

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Example of personification?

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The trees danced in the wind.

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Example of a metaphor?

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He is an encyclopedia of knowledge.

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What is onomatopoeia?

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A word that phonetically imitates, resembles, or suggests the sound it describes.