Understanding Figurative Language

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Simile

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using "like" or "as"

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Metaphor

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one thing is another

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Personification

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human traits to non-human things

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Hyperbole

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exaggeration

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Alliteration

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beginning sounds

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Identify the figurative language: "The classroom was a zoo"

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Metaphor

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Use of "as brave as a lion"

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of simile

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"The wind whispered softly" meaning

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is given human action (personification)

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Why use figurative language in stories?

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writing more interesting and vivid

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How does hyperbole affect a sentence?

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emphasis or humor by exaggerating