Identify Figurative Language

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What is Onomatopoeia?

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Onomatopoeia is a figure of speech where a word imitates the sound it represents, like 'buzz' or 'bang.'

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What is Hyperbole?

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Hyperbole is an exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally, used for emphasis, like 'I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.'

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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, like 'The wind whispered through the trees.'

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What is a Simile?

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A simile is a comparison between two different things using 'like' or 'as,' such as 'as brave as a lion.'

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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, like 'Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.'

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What is a Metaphor?

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A metaphor is a direct comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as,' such as 'Time is a thief.'

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Example of Onomatopoeia in a sentence?

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The fireworks went 'boom' in the night sky.

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Example of Hyperbole in a sentence?

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I have a million things to do today!

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Example of Personification in a sentence?

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The flowers danced in the gentle breeze.

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Example of a Simile in a sentence?

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Her smile was as bright as the sun.