Personification, Hyperbole, Simile, and Metaphor!

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What is personification?

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Giving an inanimate object human-like characteristics.

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What is hyperbole?

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Exaggeration to make a point.

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What is a simile?

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A comparison between two different things using 'like' or 'as.'

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What is a metaphor?

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A direct comparison between two different things without using 'like' or 'as.'

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Example of personification?

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The wind whispered through the trees.

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Example of hyperbole?

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I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.

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Example of simile?

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Her smile was as bright as the sun.

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Example of metaphor?

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Time is a thief.

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What does the hyperbole, 'I have a million things to do today' mean?

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There is a lot to do today.

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Identify the figure of speech: 'He is a night owl.'

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Metaphor.