Figurative Language Review

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What is a METAPHOR?

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A figure of speech that compares two unlike things by stating one is the other, using a form of 'IS'.

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What is an example of a METAPHOR?

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'My new bike is a jet plane because it goes so fast!'

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What is HYPERBOLE?

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An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally, used to emphasize a point.

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What is an 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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A figure of speech in which human qualities are attributed to animals, inanimate objects, or abstract concepts.

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What is an example of PERSONIFICATION?

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'The wind whispered through the trees.'

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What is ONOMATOPOEIA?

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A word that imitates the natural sound of a thing.

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What is an example of ONOMATOPOEIA?

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'The bees buzzed around the garden.'

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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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What is an example of a SIMILE?

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'Her smile is like the sun.'