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What is a simile?
What is personification?
Which of the following is a metaphor?
What is hyperbole?
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What is an idiom?
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Provide an example of personification.
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A simile is a comparison using _____ or _____.
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Hyperbole is an _____ exaggeration.
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Match the following terms with their definitions:
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A metaphor uses 'like' or 'as'.
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Study Notes
Figurative Language Overview
- Figurative Language: Language that goes beyond literal meaning, using comparisons to create relationships between different entities.
Simile
- A comparison using "like" or "as" to highlight similarities between two different things.
- Examples:
- "She is as sweet as pie."
- "They fought like cats and dogs."
- "After my friend crashed his bike, his knee was like a plate of spaghetti."
- "He ran like a locomotive speeding down the track."
Metaphor
- A comparison that does not use "like" or "as," asserting that one thing is another to emphasize a characteristic.
- Examples:
- "Time is money."
- "Life is a highway."
- "Matthew is a tall, cool drink of water."
- "He is a lion."
- "The tomatoes in my garden are little pieces of heaven."
Personification
- Assigning human traits or emotions to animals or inanimate objects.
- Examples:
- "The sun played hide and seek with the clouds."
- "The leaves on the ground danced in the wind."
- "The teapot sang as the water boiled."
- "The delicious bread danced in my stomach."
- "The test snuck up on me."
Hyperbole
- An exaggerated statement that is not meant to be taken literally, often used for emphasis.
- Examples:
- "I'm starving to death."
- "You snore louder than a freight train."
- "I've said that a million times."
- "I'll just die if I don't go to the party."
Idioms
- Expressions that have figurative meanings different from the literal meanings of the individual words.
- Characteristics:
- Often culturally specific and can confuse non-native speakers.
- Examples:
- "He's driving me crazy."
- "Curiosity killed the cat."
- "Break a leg."
- "Getting an A on this test is a piece of cake."
- "Don’t let the cat out of the bag!"
- "They were barking up the wrong tree."
Onomatopoeia
- Words that imitate natural sounds, adding auditory imagery to language.
- Examples:
- "Bang!"
- "Hiss," "Drip," "Whoosh," and "Swoosh."
Key Characteristics
- Simile: Uses "like" or "as" for comparison.
- Metaphor: Makes direct comparisons without "like" or "as."
- Personification: Attributes human qualities to non-human things.
- Hyperbole: Uses exaggerated statements for effect.
- Idiom: A phrase with a figurative meaning not directly deducible from the words.
- Onomatopoeia: Imitates sounds through language.
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