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Figurative Language
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Simile | Definition: Comparing two unlike things using the words LIKE or AS Example: “She swims like a fish” Notice we are comparing two things, the girl to a fish, and we are using the word like. |
| Metaphor | Definition: Comparing 2 things, usually stating one thing is another. Example: “The classroom was a zoo!” Notice how we are comparing 2 things, saying that one is another. |
| Idiom | Definition: A word or phrase which has a literal meaning that is different from its figurative meaning. Example: “It’s raining cats and dogs outside!” |
| Hyperbole | Definition: A claim that is overly or extremely exaggerated. Example: “I have a million things to do today!” |
| Personification | Definition: Giving human-like qualities to a non-human thing. Example: “The trees danced in the wind”. Note, trees cannot literally dance. Thi |
| Alliteration | Definition: The repetition of the first letter sound in a word. Example: “The happy hippopotamus hurries home.” |
| Onomatopoeia | Definition: A word that represents a sound. Example: “The old door creaked open”. |
| Symbolism | Definition: the use of any person, situation, or object to represent an idea of some sort Example: Butterfly = transformation Lion = royalty, strength Swan = grace Owl = knowledge, wisdom |
| Allusion | Definition: When a book alludes to (or references) another book, movie, TV show, song, etc. Example: “If it doesn’t stop raining, I’m going to build an arc!” This is alluding to the story of Noah’s Arc. |
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mrstesta
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