More Practice with Figurative Language

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Taking an object and giving it human characteristics:

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Personification

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A comparison using 'like' or 'as':

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Simile

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A figure of speech that makes a direct comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as':

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Metaphor

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A reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art:

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Allusion

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An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally:

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Hyperbole

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Descriptive language that appeals to the senses:

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Imagery

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The phrase 'the wind whispered through the trees' is an example of:

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Personification

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The phrase 'as brave as a lion' is an example of:

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Simile

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The phrase 'time is a thief' is an example of:

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Metaphor

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The phrase 'he's a real Romeo with the ladies' is an example of:

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Allusion