Metaphors etc.

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It's important to know metaphors, personification, similes, hyperboles, and allusions.

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4th Grade

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Metaphors

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"A metaphor is a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action which is not literally applicable."

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Metaphor Examples

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Similes

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"A simile is a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind used to make a description more emphatic or vivid."

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Examples of Similes 

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Personification 

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"Personification is the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics of something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form."

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Example of Personification 

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"A hyperbole is an exaggerated statement or claims not meant to be taken literally."

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Hyperbole

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Hyperbole Example

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"An allusion is an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference."

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Allusion

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Allusion Example

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People are calling me the Tiger Woods of miniature golf. I’m so hungry I could eat a horse. Mowing the lawn was a walk in the park. She was as sly as a fox. The sun smiled happily down at us.

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                   Now Let's Practice: Identify Each Sentence as an allusion, hyperbole, simile, metaphor, or personification.

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Answers

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People are calling me the Tiger Woods of miniature golf. -Allusion I’m so hungry I could eat a horse. -Hyperbole Mowing the lawn was a walk in the park. -Metaphor She was as sly as a fox. -Simile The sun smiled happily down at us. - Personification