Figurative Language

Front

A simile compares two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'.

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compares two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'

Front

I like to eat fish.

Back

Not a simile

Front

As quick as a fox

Back

simile

Front

Fighting like cats and dogs.

Back

simile

Front

The house is as clean as a whistle.

Back

simile

Front

Metaphor: comparison without 'like' or 'as'

Back

is when someone compares you to something without saying like

Front

Example of metaphor:

Back

you are fire

Front

Cheetah comparison

Back

metaphor

Front

My father is a bear in the morning.

Back

metaphor

Front

Hyperboles are phrases that...

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exaggerate