Figurative Language in Pop culture

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What is personification?

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Giving human traits to non-human things.

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What is a simile?

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A figure of speech that compares two different things using 'like' or 'as.'

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What is alliteration?

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The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words.

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What is hyperbole?

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An exaggerated statement, not meant to be taken literally.

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What is a metaphor?

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A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as.'

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Example of personification in pop culture?

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"The wind whispered through the trees."

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Example of a simile in a song?

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"She’s as sweet as sugar."

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Example of alliteration in a title?

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"Peter Piper Picked a Peck of Pickled Peppers."

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Example of hyperbole in everyday language?

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"I’m so hungry I could eat a horse!"

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Example of a metaphor in literature?

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"Time is a thief."