Hunger Games - Figurative Language

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What is Simile?

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A simile is a figure of speech that makes a comparison between two different things using the words 'like' or 'as'. Example: 'She is as sly as a fox.'

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What is Hyperbole?

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Hyperbole is an obvious and deliberate exaggeration used for emphasis or humorous effect. Example: 'I ate a million pieces of cake today.'

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What is an Idiom?

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An idiom is an expression whose meaning is not predictable from the usual meanings of its elements. Example: 'Hit the lights!'.

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What is Personification?

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Personification is a type of metaphor in which non-human things or ideas are given human qualities. Example: 'The wind whistled throughout the night.'

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What is Metaphor?

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A metaphor is a figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'. Example: 'She is a sly fox.'

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Identify the figurative language: 'The woods became our savior, and each day I went a bit farther into its arms.'

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Metaphor - a comparison without using 'like' or 'as'.

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Identify the figurative language: 'The camera crews, perched like buzzards on rooftops, only add to the effect.'

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Simile - a comparison that uses 'like' or 'as'.

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Identify the figurative language: 'I learned to hold my tongue…'

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Idiom - an expression whose meaning is not predictable from the usual meanings of its elements.

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Identify the figurative language: 'The community home would crush her like a bug.'

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Simile - a comparison that uses 'like' or 'as'.

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Identify the figurative language: 'Right now, it’s silent as a stone.'

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Simile - a comparison that uses 'like' or 'as'.