Figurative Language

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What is hyperbole?

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An extreme exaggeration.

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What is personification?

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Giving human traits to non-human things.

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Identify an example of personification: 'The trees danced in the wind.'

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This sentence gives human-like qualities to trees.

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What is onomatopoeia?

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A word that imitates the sound it represents.

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Provide an example of onomatopoeia.

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Boom!

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What is a metaphor?

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A comparison without using 'like' or 'as'.

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What is a simile?

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A comparison using 'like' or 'as'.

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Identify an example of a simile: 'You are as beautiful as a flower.'

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This sentence compares beauty using 'as'.

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What is alliteration?

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When a group of words all start with the same sound.

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Provide an example of alliteration.

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Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.