Figurative Language

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What is a hyperbole?

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An exaggeration.

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What is onomatopoeia?

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A word that sounds like what it describes.

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What is a simile?

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A comparison using the words 'like' or 'as'.

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What is alliteration?

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Repeating the beginning sound in words.

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What is personification?

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Giving human qualities to animals or objects.

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What is a metaphor?

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A comparison where one thing is said to be another.

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Example of hyperbole: 'I’m so hungry I could eat a horse.' What does this mean?

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It means the person is very hungry, not literally that they could eat a horse.

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Example of onomatopoeia: 'The bees buzzed.' What does 'buzzed' represent?

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It imitates the sound that bees make.

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Example of a simile: 'Her smile was like sunshine.' What does this imply?

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It suggests that her smile is warm and bright, similar to sunshine.

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Example of alliteration: 'Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.' What is repeated?

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The 'P' sound.