Figurative Language Review

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"Her face was as red as a tomato" is an example of figurative language.

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Simile

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Comparison using 'like' or 'as'

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Simile

Front

"He thought he was going to die from embarrassment" is an example of which figurative language?

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Hyperbole

Front

"Your room is a pigsty!" is an example of figurative language.

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Metaphor

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Reference to a well-known work of literature, art, music, etc.

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Allusion

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A group of words that means something different than their literal meaning is called an:

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Idiom

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"She’s really in a pickle" is an example of:

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Idiom

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Giving human qualities to nonhuman things

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Personification

Front

"Rita heard the last piece of pie calling her name" is an example of which figurative language?

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Personification

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Exaggeration that cannot be true

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Hyperbole