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Figurative Langauge

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    figurative Language Review
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  • A ____________is a type of figurative language used to compare two things using “like” or “as.”
    personification
    simile
    metaphor
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  • A ___________ is a type of figurative language used to compare two things without using like or as.
    simile
    personification
    metaphor
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  • ________________ is when a writer gives human qualities to a non-human object or animal.
    metaphor
    personification
    simile
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  • My cat's fur is as dark as night.
    simile
    personification
    metaphor
  •  15
  • My cat's teeth are like daggers.
    metaphor
    personification
    simile
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  • When my cat stalks his prey, he is a shadow.
    simile
    metaphor
    personification
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  • My dog was a solider when he barked at the stranger.
    simile
    personification
    metaphor
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  • The wind howled in the night.
    metaphor
    personification
    simile
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  • Rita heard the last piece of pie calling her name.
    metaphor
    simile
    personification
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  • A ____________ is an exaggeration that can’t possibly be true.
    metaphor
    hyperbole
    simile
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  • I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse.
    simile
    hyperbole
    metaphor
  •  15
  • I've told you this 20,000 times.
    hyperbole
    metaphor
    simile
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