Figurative language

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What is figurative language?

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Language with a meaning that is different from the literal interpretation.

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Identify the type of figurative language: 'The radio suddenly stopped singing and stared at me.'

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Personification.

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Identify the type of figurative language: 'I can smell pizza from a mile away.'

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Hyperbole.

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Identify the type of figurative language: 'Rachel is a walking encyclopedia.'

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Metaphor.

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Identify the type of figurative language: 'Her voice is music to my ears.'

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Metaphor.

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What is a metaphor?

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A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things by stating one is the other.

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What is hyperbole?

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An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally.

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What is personification?

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Attributing human characteristics to non-human things.

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What is simile?

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A figure of speech that compares two different things using 'like' or 'as.'

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What is onomatopoeia?

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A word that imitates the sound it represents.