Figurative Language Practice 2

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What is a simile?

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A comparison of two unlike things using a word of comparison such as 'like' or 'as.' Example: 'Her smile is like the sun.'

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What is a metaphor?

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A comparison of two unlike things without using a word of comparison such as 'like' or 'as.' Example: 'Time is a thief.'

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What is hyperbole?

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An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally. Example: 'I could sleep for a thousand years.'

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What is personification?

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Giving human traits or characteristics to non-human things. Example: 'The wind whispered through the trees.'

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What is alliteration?

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The repetition of the same initial consonant sound in a series of words. Example: 'She sells sea shells by the sea shore.'

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What is onomatopoeia?

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A word that imitates the sound it represents. Example: 'buzz,' 'hiss,' 'clang.'

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Identify an example of a simile.

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'He runs like the wind.'

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Identify an example of hyperbole.

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'I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.'

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Identify an example of personification.

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'The stars danced in the night sky.'

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Identify an example of alliteration.

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'Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.'