Figurative Language

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Figurative language: 'He was as wild as a fox.'

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Simile

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Figurative language in 'He was a wild wolf.'

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Metaphor

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Figurative language in 'Time marches on.'

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Personification

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Figurative language in: 'I have a million things to do today.'

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Hyperbole

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Figurative language in: 'The truck went "boom" when it backfired.'

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onomatopoeia

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Figurative language in: 'The bear blasted and blazed through the blistering snow.'

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alliteration

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Figurative language in 'Her smile was as bright as the morning sun.'

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simile

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Figurative language in 'She was a mean snake.'

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metaphor

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Figurative language in: 'The car coughed and sputtered while black smoke billowed out.'

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personification

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Children coughed, cackled, and cracked up at the teacher's joke.

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alliteration