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What is a metaphor?

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A metaphor is a figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things by saying one is the other, without using 'like' or 'as'. Example: 'Time is a thief.'

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What is hyperbole?

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Hyperbole is an exaggerated statement that is not meant to be taken literally. Example: 'I’m so hungry I could eat a horse.'

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What is a simile?

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A simile is a figure of speech that compares two different things using the words 'like' or 'as'. Example: 'Her smile is like the sun.'

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What is personification?

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Personification is a figure of speech where human qualities are given to animals, objects, or ideas. Example: 'The wind whispered through the trees.'

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What is onomatopoeia?

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Onomatopoeia is a word that imitates the natural sound of a thing. It creates a sound effect that mimics the thing described. Example: 'buzz', 'bang', 'sizzle'.

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What type of figurative language is used in the sentence: 'The stars danced in the night sky'?

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Personification, because it gives human qualities (dancing) to stars.

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What type of figurative language is used in the sentence: 'He is as brave as a lion'?

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Simile, because it compares bravery to a lion using 'as'.

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What type of figurative language is used in the sentence: 'I have a million things to do today'?

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Hyperbole, because it exaggerates the number of things to do.

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What type of figurative language is used in the sentence: 'The classroom was a zoo'?

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Metaphor, because it compares the chaotic classroom to a zoo without using 'like' or 'as'.

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What type of figurative language is used in the sentence: 'The thunder rumbled like a freight train'?

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Simile, because it compares the sound of thunder to a freight train using 'like'.