Fig Language 6- 2 Flasshcards: Personification and Hyperbole &

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Hyperbole

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an exaggerated statement that is used to build intensity and urgency

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What is a metaphor?

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a direct comparison between two unlike things

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What is this an example of?

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Hyperbole

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Personification

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an inanimate object is given human qualities

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Simile

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A comparison (usually formed with "like" or "as") between two things.

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What is this an example of?

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Metaphor

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Which sentence contains personification? Options: Anger gripped my sister’s heart in its firm fist, squeezing out all of her other feelings., My sister's outburst was like a violent volcano eruption., My sister's anger is an eye of a storm., Her tantrum was the worst and loudest thing I have ever heard in my life.

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Anger gripped my sister’s heart in its firm fist, squeezing out all of her other feelings.

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What is this an example of?

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Personification

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What is this an example of? Metaphor, Hyperbole, Simile, Personification

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Simile

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Which of these sentences contains an example of hyperbole? The room was so hot my face melted., The room was almost as hot as an oven., The room was very hot., The room was hotter than the air outside.

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The room was so hot my face melted.