Figurative Language

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Figurative language: 'She is as pretty as a flower.'

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Simile

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A figure of speech comparing two things without using 'like' or 'as'.

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Metaphor

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A figure of speech attributing human traits to non-human entities. Example: The moon followed me through the night.

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Personification

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Mrs. Woodrome whistles while she works. This figure of speech is _____

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Alliteration

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I am so hungry I could eat a cow. This figure of speech is _____

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Hyperbole

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Naming a thing or action by imitating its sound (e.g., Crash!)

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Onomatopoeia

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Meaning of the metaphor 'She is a walking dictionary':

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She knows a lot of words

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Figurative speech used when someone waits in line for years at Six Flags.

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Hyperbole

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An idiom is a phrase whose meaning differs from the literal interpretation. Example: 'a drop in the bucket.'

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idiom

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Meaning of "I can't stop smiling. I've been on cloud nine all day."

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feel joyful