simile metaphor hyperbole

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Hyperboles are phrases that

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are great big exaggerations

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Ethan’s smile is a mile wide.

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Hyperbole

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What type of figurative language is being used in the sentence: "Kae was so bored he was pulling his hair out!"? Options: metaphor, simile, alliteration, hyperbole

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hyperbole

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Compares two unlike things by saying that one thing is the other

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Metaphor

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'Her eyes were sparkling diamonds' is an example of: metaphor, simile, hyperbole, personification

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metaphor

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Identify the figure of speech: “Let us not seek to satisfy our thirst for freedom by drinking from the cup of bitterness and hatred.”

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Metaphor

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Your face is as smooth as a baby's bottom is an example of

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Simile

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Identify the literary device in the statement: “It is obvious today that America has defaulted on this promissory note insofar as her citizens of color are concerned. Instead of honoring this sacred obligation, America has given the Negro people a bad check which has come back marked “insufficient funds.””

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metaphor

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Identify the figure of speech: "If my mom doesn't let me go to the movies this weekend, I'll curse her name for a thousand generations."

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Hyperbole

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Identify the figure of speech: “Now is the time to rise from the dark and desolate valley of segregation to the sunlit path of racial justice.”

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metaphor