Figurative Language

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What is figurative language?

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Figurative language is a way of using words to create a special effect or meaning, often by comparing things or describing them in a non-literal way.

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Why do people use figurative language?

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To make their writing interesting and visual, or to emphasize an idea and make a point.

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What is personification?

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Giving human characteristics to non-human things.

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What is hyperbole?

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An extreme exaggeration.

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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 unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.

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What is alliteration?

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The repetition of the same beginning sound in a series of words.

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What is onomatopoeia?

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A word that imitates the sound it represents.

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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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What is an example of personification?

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The wind whispered through the trees.