Blast to FAST - Figurative Language

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Figure of speech using 'like' or 'as'

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simile

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Simile example:

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his eyes were like the eyes of a wounded deer.

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Identify the metaphor:

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his feet were shapeless lumps of meat (par 37)

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Personification example:

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Soul and body walked or crawled side by side, yet apart, so slender was the thread that bound them.

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Figure of speech in: 'She was fairly certain that life was a fashion show.'

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metaphor

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Giving human qualities to non-human things...

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personification

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Imaginative use of words expressing meanings beyond the literal.

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figurative language

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Figure of speech in: Jake was like a whirlwind, rushing from one activity to the next.

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simile

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When a writer uses words by their dictionary definition...

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literal language