Identifying Figurative Language Examples

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Achilles' Heel

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A person's weakness or vulnerable point.

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Paradox

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A seemingly contradictory statement that actually makes sense or contains some truth.

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Hyperbole

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A figure of speech that exaggerates for emphasis or effect.

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Oxymoron

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A figure of speech that combines contradictory terms.

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Personification

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A figure of speech that gives human qualities to non-human things.

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Anaphora

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A figure of speech that repeats the same word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses.

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Bedlam

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A scene of uproar and confusion.

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Catch-22

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A situation where a person cannot avoid a problem because of contradictory constraints.

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Crocodile Tears

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To show false sympathy or insincerity.

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Irony

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A figure of speech where the intended meaning is opposite to the literal meaning.