Figurative Language

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What is hyperbole?

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Hyperbole is a figure of speech that uses extreme exaggeration to make a point or show emphasis.

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True or False: Hyperbole uses extreme exaggeration to make a point.

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True

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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.'

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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.'

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What is onomatopoeia?

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Onomatopoeia refers to words whose pronunciations imitate the sounds they describe, such as 'buzz' or 'sizzle.'

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True or False: Onomatopoeia refers to words that imitate sounds.

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True

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Identify the type of figurative language: 'I'm as hungry as a horse.'

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This is a simile because it uses 'as' to compare hunger to a horse.

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Identify the type of figurative language: 'Time is a thief.'

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This is a metaphor because it compares time to a thief without using 'like' or 'as.'

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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.

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Identify the type of figurative language: 'The wind whispered through the trees.'

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This is personification because it gives the wind a human action (whispering).