Figurative language practice

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What is a simile?

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A simile is a figure of speech that compares two different things using the words 'like' or 'as'. For example, '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 different 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 a figure of speech where human qualities are given to animals, inanimate objects, or abstract ideas. For example, 'The wind whispered through the trees'.

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What is hyperbole?

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Hyperbole is an exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally, used for emphasis or effect. For example, 'I’m so hungry I could eat a horse'.

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What is alliteration?

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Alliteration is the repetition of the same initial consonant sound in a series of words. For example, 'She sells sea shells by the sea shore'.

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Identify the figurative language: 'Your voice feels like nails on a chalkboard'.

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Simile.

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Identify the figurative language: 'The jet black night stares through the window pane'.

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Personification.

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Identify the figurative language: 'Words are falling, like dew, upon a thousand thoughts'.

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Simile.

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Identify the figurative language: 'The daisies open-mouthed stared at the sun'.

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Personification.

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Identify the figurative language: 'Visions of sugared plums danced in their heads'.

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Personification.