Figurative Language

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Comparison using LIKE or AS.

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simile

Front

When an author states that one thing IS another.

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metaphor

Front

Giving human traits to non-human entities.

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personification

Front

Outrageous exaggeration to emphasize a point.

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hyperbole

Front

"He was as cool as a cucumber" is an example of...

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Simile

Front

"The flower hugged the earth after being blown over by the storm" is an example of...

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personification

Front

"Her long hair is an ocean of waves" is an example of...

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metaphor

Front

"She was so sad that all her tears filled a lake" is an example of...

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hyperbole

Front

I nearly died laughing is an example of what?

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Hyperbole

Front

"You are the thunder, and I am the lightning," is an example of which figurative language?

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Metaphor