Figurative Language

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Personification

Giving human traits to a non-human Ex: wind whisper through the trees

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Simile

A comparison using “like” or “as” Ex: “she was brave as a lion”

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Metaphor

A direct comparison without using “like” or “as” Ex: “Time is a thief”

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Hyperbole

An extreme exaggeration for effect. Ex: I’m so hungry I could eat a horse

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Alliteration

Repetition of the same beginning sound in nearby words Ex: Peter piper picked a peck of pickled peppers