Figurative Language Review

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Comparison of two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'

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simile

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Type of figurative language that compares two unlike things without 'like' or 'as':

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metaphor

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Figurative language defined as extreme exaggeration?

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hyperbole

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Figurative language defined as extreme exaggeration?

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hyperbole

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Figurative language that shouldn't be taken literally.

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idiom

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Type of figurative language that gives human traits to non-human things.

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personification

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Figurative language in: 'I told my teacher he was the worst teacher in the whole world.'

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hyperbole

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Idiom meaning: Sarah told her friend to stop beating around the bush.

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stop avoiding something

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The sun was a glowing gem in the sky.

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metaphor

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The wind smacked her in the face when she opened the door.

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personification