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Figurative Language
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| metaphor | comparing two things WITHOUT using "like" or "as" Ex: "He is a night owl" means someone who stays up super late. |
| Onomatopoeia | Sound words Ex: Clink, Crash, Bang, Boom |
| personification | Giving human actions to non-human things Ex: "The sun is playing hide-and-seek today" (It means that day was sunny and cloudy) |
| simile | comparing two things using "like" or "as" Ex: As cold as ice |
| hyperbole | dramatic exaggeration Ex: I'll be there in two seconds (when you know it'll take more than 2 seconds to get somewhere) |
| alliteration | Same sounds at the beginning of a phrase Ex: Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. |