Figurative Language

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What is figurative language?

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Figurative language is a way of using words to create a special meaning or effect, often by comparing things or describing them in a creative way.

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What is a metaphor?

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A metaphor is a comparison between two things without using 'like' or 'as'. For example, 'Time is a thief'.

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What is a simile?

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A simile is a comparison between two things using 'like' or 'as'. For example, 'Her smile is like the sun'.

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What is personification?

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Personification is giving human qualities to non-human things. For example, 'The wind whispered through the trees'.

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What is hyperbole?

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Hyperbole is an extreme exaggeration used for emphasis or effect. For example, 'I'm so hungry I could eat a horse'.

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What is alliteration?

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Alliteration is the repetition of the same initial consonant sound in a series of words. For example, 'She sells sea shells by the sea shore'.

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What does 'Life is a journey' mean?

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It means that life is full of experiences and changes, similar to traveling on a journey.

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Give an example of a simile.

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'He runs like the wind'.

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What does 'Delaney is the sun in my life' mean?

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It means Delaney is very important and brings happiness, like the sun does.

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What is onomatopoeia?

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Onomatopoeia is a word that imitates the sound it represents, like 'buzz' or 'bang'.