Figurative Language

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What does the idiom 'cry over spilled milk' mean?

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To be upset about something that can't be changed.

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Giving human characteristics to nonhuman objects or animals is an example of what type of figurative language?

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Personification.

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Identify the simile: 'This apple is as sweet as candy.'

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This apple is as sweet as candy.

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What does the word 'ALLUSION' mean?

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Reference to a well-known person, place, thing, or idea of significance.

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'The city was a jungle' is an example of what?

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Metaphor.

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What is a metaphor?

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A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as.'

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What is a simile?

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A figure of speech that compares two different things using 'like' or 'as.'

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What is personification?

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Attributing human characteristics to nonhuman objects or animals.

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What is hyperbole?

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An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally.

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What is onomatopoeia?

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A word that imitates the sound it represents.