Figurative Language- 7th Grade

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What is figurative language?

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Figurative language is a way of using words to create a meaning that is different from the literal interpretation. It includes various techniques like similes, metaphors, personification, and hyperbole.

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What is personification?

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Personification is a figure of speech in which human qualities are given to animals, inanimate objects, or abstract ideas.

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What is a metaphor?

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A metaphor is a figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things by stating that one thing is another.

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What is a simile?

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A simile is a figure of speech that compares two different things using the words 'like' or 'as'.

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What is hyperbole?

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Hyperbole is an exaggerated statement or claim that is not meant to be taken literally, used for emphasis or effect.

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Identify an example of personification.

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The angry mirror showed every wrinkle on his face.

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Identify an example of a metaphor.

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Eli is an artist in the kitchen.

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Identify an example of a simile.

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Her smile was as bright as the sun.

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What is alliteration?

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

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Identify an example of alliteration.

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Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary.