Simile, Metaphor, Personification, Alliteration, & Onomatopoeia

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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'. For example, 'Her smile is like the sun.'

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What is a METAPHOR?

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A metaphor is a figure of speech that compares two different things by stating that one is the other, often using a form of 'is'. For example, 'Time is a thief.'

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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. For example, 'The wind whispered through the trees.'

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What is ALLITERATION?

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Alliteration is a literary device where two or more words in a sentence or line of poetry begin with the same sound. For example, 'She sells sea shells by the sea shore.'

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What is ONOMATOPOEIA?

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Onomatopoeia is a figure of speech where a word imitates the natural sound of a thing. Examples include 'buzz', 'bang', and 'sizzle'.

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Identify the figurative language: 'The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky.'

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This sentence uses personification, as it gives human-like qualities to stars.

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Identify the figurative language: 'The classroom was a zoo.'

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This is a metaphor, comparing the chaotic classroom to a zoo.

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Identify the figurative language: 'The thunder rumbled like a freight train.'

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This is a simile, comparing the sound of thunder to a freight train using 'like'.

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Identify the figurative language: 'The leaves whispered in the wind.'

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This is personification, as it gives human-like qualities to leaves.

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Identify the figurative language: 'The fire crackled and popped.'

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This is an example of onomatopoeia, as it imitates the sounds made by fire.