Figurative Language (SHFM)

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A hyperbole is

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an exaggeration

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A comparison where one thing is said to be another.

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metaphor

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Giving human qualities to animals or objects

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personification

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Comparison using 'like' or 'as'

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simile

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Figurative languages in: 'The house was an inferno as the flames reached for the sky.'

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metaphor and personification

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My homework pile is a mile high. This is an example of:

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hyperbole

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My sister is as slow as molasses in the mornings. This is an example of:

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simile

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Simile: "life is like a box of chocolates"

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You never know which one you're going to get.

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Simile: "He’s as thin as a rail"

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Extremely thin

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Personification: "my phone is not cooperating with me today"

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my phone is not working