Exploring Figurative Language Fun!

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What is the process of giving human qualities to something that isn't human?

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Personification

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Which of the following is an example of a simile?

• The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky.
• Her smile was as bright as the sun.
• The wind whispered through the trees.
• Time is a thief.

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Her smile was as bright as the sun.

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What poetic device is used in the phrase "The thunder grumbled like an old man"?

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Simile

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Identify the poetic device in the following line: "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers."

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Alliteration

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Which sentence contains personification? The leaves danced in the wind., She is as busy as a bee., The classroom was a zoo., He is a shining star.

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The leaves danced in the wind.

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My brother was hungry as a wolf after the basketball game. He ...

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really wanted food.

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The stars were diamonds in the nighttime sky.

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The stars were bright and sparkling.

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The stars were diamonds in the nighttime sky.

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The stars were bright and sparkling.

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The stars were diamonds in the night sky.

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The stars were bright and twinkling.