Figurative Language

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What is Hyperbole?

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Hyperbole is an exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally, used for emphasis or effect.

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Example of Hyperbole.

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"I’m so hungry I could eat a horse."

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What is Personification?

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Personification is a figure of speech in which human qualities are attributed to animals, inanimate objects, or abstract concepts.

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Example of Personification.

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"The wind whispered through the trees."

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What is Onomatopoeia?

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Onomatopoeia is a word that phonetically imitates, resembles, or suggests the sound that it describes.

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Example of Onomatopoeia.

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"The bees buzzed in the garden."

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What is Alliteration?

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Alliteration is the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.

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Example of Alliteration.

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"Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers."

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What is Simile?

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A simile is a figure of speech that compares two different things using the words 'like' or 'as'.

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Example of Simile.

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"Her smile was as bright as the sun."