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 non-literal way.
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What is an idiom?
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An idiom is a phrase that means something different from the literal meanings of the individual words, like 'kick the bucket' meaning 'to die'.
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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', such as 'as brave as a lion'.
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What is a metaphor?
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A metaphor is a figure of speech that directly compares two different things without using 'like' or 'as', such as 'time is a thief'.
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What is hyperbole?
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Hyperbole is an exaggerated statement that is not meant to be taken literally, like 'I'm so hungry I could eat a horse'.
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What is personification?
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Personification is a figure of speech where human qualities are given to animals, objects, or ideas, like 'the wind whispered through the trees'.
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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, like 'Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers'.
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