Figurative Language

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"I feel as happy as a puppy in the grass" is an example of...

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simile

Front

"I have a ton of homework" is an example of...

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hyperbole

Front

'Her voice was music to my ears' is an example of...

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metaphor

Front

"The teenager is as hungry as a wolf" is an example of...

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simile

Front

"The palm trees danced in the wind" is an example of...

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personification

Front

"I’ve seen this movie a thousand times" is an example of...

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hyperbole

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Alliteration

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Repetition of consonant sounds

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Simile

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Comparing two unlike things using like or as

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Hyperbole

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An extreme exaggeration

Front

Metaphor: Comparing two things without like or as.

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Comparing two things NOT using like or as