Imagery, Similes, Metaphors, and Personification

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What is a simile?

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A simile is a figure of speech that compares two unlike things using the words 'like' or 'as'. For example, 'He 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 unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'. For example, 'Time is a thief.'

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What is personification?

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Personification is giving human traits or characteristics to non-human things. For example, 'The wind whispered through the trees.'

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What is imagery?

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Imagery is descriptive language that appeals to the senses and helps create a picture in the reader's mind. For example, 'The sweet scent of blooming flowers filled the air.'

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Identify the figure of speech: 'He was as brave as a lion.'

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Simile

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Identify the figure of speech: 'The classroom was a zoo.'

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Metaphor

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Identify the figure of speech: 'The stars danced in the night sky.'

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Personification

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Identify the figure of speech: 'Her smile was as bright as the sun.'

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Simile

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Which sense is used in this sentence? 'The chocolate melted in my mouth.'

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Taste

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Which sense is used in this sentence? 'The loud thunder rumbled in the distance.'

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Sound