Holiday Music Figurative Language

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What is a metaphor?

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A metaphor is a figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things by stating that one is the other, without using 'like' or 'as'. Example: 'Time is a thief.'

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What is a simile?

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

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What is personification?

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Personification is a figure of speech where human qualities are given to animals, inanimate objects, or abstract ideas. Example: 'The wind whispered through the trees.'

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What is hyperbole?

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Hyperbole is an exaggerated statement that is not meant to be taken literally, used for emphasis or effect. Example: 'I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.'

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Identify the figurative language: 'You're a monster, Mister Grinch.'

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Metaphor

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Identify the figurative language: 'You're as cuddly as a cactus.'

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Simile

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Identify the figurative language: 'Say lend me a coat (it's up to your knees out there).'

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Hyperbole

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Identify the figurative language: 'The stars in the sky looked down where he lay.'

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Personification

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Identify the figurative language: 'City sidewalks, busy sidewalks, dressed in holiday style.'

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Personification

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What is the purpose of using figurative language in music?

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Figurative language in music enhances the emotional impact, creates vivid imagery, and helps convey deeper meanings.