Tuck Everlasting Context Clues & Figurative Language

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What does the word SEARING mean?

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burning hot

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What type of figurative language is used in the phrase: 'AS IF SHE WERE AN EGG'?

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simile

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What type of figurative language is used in the phrase: 'A DRAGONFLY, A BRILLIANT JEWEL'?

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metaphor

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What type of figurative language is used in the phrase: 'The BIG GLASS WINDOWS WERE LIDDED EYES'?

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metaphor

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What does the metaphor 'A DRAGONFLY, A BRILLIANT JEWEL' help the reader understand?

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to help the reader see how bright and shiny the wings of the insect are

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What is a simile?

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

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What is a metaphor?

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

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What is personification?

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Attributing human characteristics to non-human things or abstract ideas.

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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 an idiom?

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A phrase or expression that has a figurative meaning different from its literal meaning.