figurative language

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Figurative language in: 'She is as pretty as a flower.'

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Simile

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A figure of speech comparing two things without using 'like' or 'as'.

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Metaphor

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A figure of speech attributing human traits to non-human entities. Example: The moon followed me through the night.

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Personification

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I am so hungry I could eat a cow. This figure of speech is _____.

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Hyperbole

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Naming a thing or action by imitating its sound (e.g., Crash!)

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Onomatopoeia

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Meaning of metaphor: "She is a walking dictionary"?

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Knows a lot of words.

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An idiom is a group of words that means something different from their literal meaning. Example: 'a drop in the bucket.'

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idiom

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A train is a dragon that roars through the dark.

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Metaphor

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Nick's idea was a thought grenade!

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metaphor

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Her eyes were as dark as a thundercloud.

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simile