What is a Simile?
Fig. Language- Simile, Metaphor, Hyperbole, Personification

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A simile is a figure of speech that compares two different things using the words 'like' or 'as'. For example, 'She is as brave as a lion.'
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What is a Metaphor?
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A metaphor is a figure of speech that directly compares two different things without using 'like' or 'as'. For example, 'Time is a thief.'
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What is Hyperbole?
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Hyperbole is an exaggerated statement that is not meant to be taken literally. For example, 'I am so hungry I could eat a horse.'
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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. For example, 'The wind whispered through the trees.'
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
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Identify the figure of speech: 'It took me a hundred years to do my homework.'
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Hyperbole
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
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Identify the figure of speech: 'The car was a hot oven on this hazy summer day.'
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Metaphor
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Identify the figure of speech: 'I could eat a million of my grandmother's chocolate chip cookies.'
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Hyperbole
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