Sensory Details and Figurative Language

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What is sensory language?

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Language that connects to the five senses (sight, sound, smell, taste, touch) to create an image or description.

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What is personification?

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A figure of speech where human qualities are given to animals, objects, or ideas.

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What is a simile?

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

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What is a metaphor?

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A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.

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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 alliteration?

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The repetition of the same initial consonant sounds in a series of words.

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What does it mean when we say 'the fog crept across the lake'?

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This is an example of personification, as it gives human-like qualities to fog.

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What is the purpose of using sensory details in writing?

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To create vivid images and engage the reader's senses.

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What is an idiom?

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A phrase or expression that has a figurative meaning different from its literal meaning.

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What does 'the car is a dinosaur' mean?

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It is a metaphor indicating that the car is very old.