Figurative Language

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Metaphor:

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Comparison of two unrelated things.

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Bright orange walls screamed at her as she entered the room.

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The walls

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"I caught a fish as big as a house" is an example of a literary device.

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Hyperbole

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Sensory language

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Connects to the five senses to create an image or description.

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Senses in: 'My teeth chattered as the temperature dropped.'

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hear and touch

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Imagery/sensory from the photograph

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Sight and smell

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Irony: Exclaiming 'Oh great!' after failing an exam is...

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verbal irony

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Irony in 'Toy Story': humans are unaware toys speak, but the audience knows.

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dramatic irony

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Irony: A pilot afraid of heights is...

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situational irony

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Example of personification:

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The white clouds swiftly across the sky.