Figurative Language

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What is a hyperbole?

Back

An exaggeration.

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What is personification?

Back

Giving human qualities to animals or objects.

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What does the phrase 'The stars in the sky winked' illustrate?

Back

Personification.

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What does the metaphor 'The car seat is a fluffy cloud' mean?

Back

The car seat is very comfortable to sit in.

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What is onomatopoeia?

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A word that imitates the sound that it represents.

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What is a simile?

Back

A comparison using 'like' or 'as'.

Front

Give an example of alliteration.

Back

Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.

Front

What does the phrase 'The trees danced in the wind' mean?

Back

The trees were swaying back and forth.

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What is a metaphor?

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A comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.

Front

What is the purpose of figurative language?

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To create vivid imagery and express ideas in creative ways.