Figurative Language

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What is Alliteration?

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The repetition of sounds at the beginning of words.

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What is Hyperbole?

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An over-exaggeration used for emphasis or effect.

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What is a Simile?

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A comparison of two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'.

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What is a Metaphor?

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A comparison of two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.

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What is Personification?

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Giving human traits or characteristics to non-human things.

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What is Onomatopoeia?

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A word that imitates the sound it represents.

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Example of Alliteration?

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Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.

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Example of Hyperbole?

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I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.

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Example of a Simile?

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Her smile was as bright as the sun.

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Example of a Metaphor?

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Time is a thief.