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Comparison using LIKE or AS.

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simile

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When an author states that one thing IS another.

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metaphor

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Giving human traits to non-human entities.

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personification

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Outrageous exaggeration to emphasize a point.

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hyperbole

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

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Simile

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

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personification

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

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metaphor

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

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hyperbole

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I nearly died laughing is an example of what?

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Hyperbole

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

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Metaphor