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Figurative Language
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Onomatopoeia | Sound Words- Boom/ Splatt |
| Hyperbole | A huge exaggeration: I'm so hungry I could eat a horse. |
| Simile | To compare two things using the words 'like' or 'as' Her eyes sparkled like diamonds. |
| Metaphor | To compare two things. The night was a cave of darkness. |
| Personification | To give animals or objects human characteristics. The dog grinned when presented with a bone. The moon slept. |
| Idiom | A phrase that means something other than its literal meaning. I'm between a rock and a hard place. |
| Alliteration | Repeatition of an beginning consonant sound. Mrs. Manahan's Mini-munchkins. |