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13 Cards in this Set
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simile
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a comparison of two unlike things that uses "like" or "as"
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metaphor
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a comparison of two unlike things that does NOT use "like" or "as"
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hyperbole
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an extreme exaggeration
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personification
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giving human characteristics to non-human things
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Why do writers use figurative language?
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To create a vivid picture in the reader's mind.
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Name the type of figurative language in the following example:
She is silly like a circus clown. |
simile
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Name the type of figurative language in the following example:
He is as tall as pine tree. |
simile
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Name the type of figurative language in the following example:
The little boy is an unruly monster. |
metaphor
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Name the type of figurative language in the following example:
The chubby baby was a pig. |
metaphor
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Name the type of figurative language in the following example:
The rain gently kissed the tops of the trees. |
personification
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Name the type of figurative language in the following example:
The rat shopped for his dinner in the large barn. |
personification
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Name the type of figurative language in the following example:
The teacher was so mean that even the devil was afraid of her. |
hyperbole
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Name the type of figurative language in the following example:
His room is so messy that when his mom came into find him she needed to send a SOS to be rescued. |
hyperbole
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