Questions and Answers
What is a simile?
What is personification?
A metaphor is a comparison not using the words 'like' or 'as'.
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Define hyperbole.
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What does it mean to use alliteration?
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What is an example of an idiom?
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The Internet is the ______.
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'The sun played hide and seek with the clouds' is an example of personification.
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What does onomatopoeia refer to?
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Hyperbole is a literary device that involves under-exaggeration.
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Provide an example of hyperbole.
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Study Notes
Figurative Language Types
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Simile: A figure of speech that compares two different things using "like" or "as."
- Example: "She is as sweet as pie."
- Example: "The street felt as hot as the surface of the sun."
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Metaphor: A direct comparison between two unlike things without using "like" or "as."
- Example: "Time is money."
- Example: "The Internet is the information super highway."
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Personification: Attributing human characteristics to animals or inanimate objects.
- Example: "The sun played hide and seek with the clouds."
- Example: "The leaves on the ground danced in the wind."
- Example: "Opportunity knocked on the door."
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Hyperbole: An exaggerated statement that is not meant to be taken literally.
- Example: "I'm starving."
- Example: "You snore louder than a freight train."
Additional Figures of Speech
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Idiom: A common expression with a meaning that can't be derived from the literal meanings of its words.
- Example: "She froze with fear."
- Example: "He's driving me up the wall."
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Onomatopoeia: Words that imitate the natural sounds associated with their objects or actions.
- Example: "The burning wood hissed and crackled in the middle of the night."
- Example: "The wind whooshed outside my window."
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Alliteration: The repetition of the initial consonant sounds in a series of words.
- Example: "Betty bought butter, but the butter was bitter."
Summary of Examples
- Similes often evoke vivid imagery and comparisons.
- Metaphors create associations between concepts.
- Personification enriches descriptions by giving life-like traits.
- Hyperbole emphasizes emotion and can add humor.
- Idioms convey meaning contextually, while onomatopoeia enhances sensory experience.
- Alliteration serves as a stylistic device, making phrases memorable and rhythmic.
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