Personification, Hyperbole, Simile, and Metaphor!

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What is personification?

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Giving human-like characteristics to inanimate objects or abstract ideas.

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Example of personification: 'The wind whistled a happy tune.' What is the human characteristic given?

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Whistling.

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What is hyperbole?

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Use of exaggeration to emphasize a point.

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Example of hyperbole: 'I’m so hungry I could eat a horse.' What does this mean?

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It means the person is very hungry, not literally that they could eat a horse.

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What is a simile?

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A figure of speech that compares two different things using 'like' or 'as.'

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Example of simile: 'Her smile was like sunshine.' What does this imply?

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It implies that her smile is warm and bright, similar to sunshine.

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What is a metaphor?

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A figure of speech that directly compares two different things without using 'like' or 'as.'

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Example of metaphor: 'Time is a thief.' What does this suggest?

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It suggests that time steals moments from our lives.

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Identify the figure of speech: 'The moon smiled at the stars.'

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Personification.

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Identify the figure of speech: 'Watching the show was like watching grass grow.'

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Simile.