Figurative Language Review

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What is hyperbole?

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An extreme exaggeration used for emphasis or effect.

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Identify the type of figurative language: 'The wind whispered through the trees.'

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Personification.

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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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Identify the type of figurative language: 'Time is a thief.'

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Metaphor.

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What is personification?

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Giving an inanimate object, animal, or abstract concept human qualities.

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Identify the type of figurative language: 'I’m so hungry I could eat a horse.'

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Hyperbole.

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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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Identify the type of figurative language: 'Her smile was as bright as the sun.'

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Simile.

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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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Identify the type of figurative language: 'The stars danced in the sky.'

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Personification.