Figurative language

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What is a metaphor?

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

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Define hyperbole.

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An extreme exaggeration.

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What is a simile?

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

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What is an idiom?

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

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What is alliteration?

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

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What is onomatopoeia?

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A word that imitates the sound it represents.

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Give an example of a metaphor.

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Time is a thief.

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Give an example of a simile.

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Her smile was as bright as the sun.

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What does 'It's raining cats and dogs' mean?

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It means it's raining very heavily.

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What is personification?

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Attributing human characteristics to non-human things.