Figurative Language

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What is a simile?

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Comparing two unlike things using as, like, or than.

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What is personification?

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Giving human qualities to non-human things.

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What is a metaphor?

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A comparison that does not use like, as, or than.

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What is hyperbole?

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An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally.

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What is alliteration?

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The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words.

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What is an idiom?

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A phrase or expression that has a figurative meaning different from its literal meaning.

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Example of a simile:

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"Her smile was like the sun."

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Example of personification:

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"The wind whispered through the trees."

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Example of a metaphor:

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"Time is a thief."

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Example of hyperbole:

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"I’m so hungry I could eat a horse."