Figurative Language

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Ka-Pow!

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onomatopoeia

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Her hair was like a nest.

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simile

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Her eyes were as dark as a thundercloud.

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simile

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Nick was dying of curiosity.

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hyperbole

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Simile: Comparing two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'.

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Comparing two unlike things using 'like' and 'as'.

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Personification: Giving human traits to non-human entities.

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Giving human qualities to a non human things.

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Example of alliteration:

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Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.

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Onomatopoeia is...

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The use of a word associated with a sound.

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Tired after school, I slept for a month!

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hyperbole

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Extreme exaggeration for effect

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hyperbole