Figurative Language

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What is hyperbole?

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An over-the-top exaggeration used for emphasis or effect.

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Identify the following figurative language: "I was so hungry I could have eaten an elephant."

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hyperbole

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Identify the following figurative language: "She talks at 95 miles per hour."

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hyperbole

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What is a metaphor?

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It compares two things without using "like" or "as".

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What is a simile?

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It compares two things using "like" or "as".

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Identify the following figurative language: "The older sister was like a queen."

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simile

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What is personification?

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Giving human traits or characteristics to non-human things.

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Identify the following figurative language: "The wind whispered through the trees."

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personification

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What is alliteration?

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The repetition of the same initial consonant sound in a series of words.

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Identify the following figurative language: "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers."

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alliteration