Figurative Language

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Best definition of personification:

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Gives human characteristics to non-human things.

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Best definition of alliteration:

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Repetition of the beginning sounds in words.

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Best simile definition: Comparing 2 objects using 'like' or 'as'

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Comparing 2 objects using 'like' or 'as'

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Best definition of onomatopoeia:

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A word that imitates the sound it repeats.

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Best metaphor definition: Comparing two things without 'like' or 'as'

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Comparing two things without 'like' or 'as'

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Best definition of hyperbole:

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An over-exaggeration

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Best idiom definition:

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Phrase meaning differs from its literal expression.

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"My hair is a vast forest of climbing vines" is an example of...

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metaphor

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Example of: Dogs dodge dancing dandelions

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Alliteration

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"When I saw my baseball break the window, I ran away like a chicken" is an example of...

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simile