Figurative Language Review

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Means extreme exaggeration

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hyperbole

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An expression that cannot be understood from the meaning of its separate words; learn as a whole saying.

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idiom

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Compares 2 unlike things using like or as

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simile

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Using human qualities or characteristics to describe non human things

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personification

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Using the same letter sound throughout the sentence

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alliteratioin

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Compares 2 unlike things saying one thing is another thing

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metaphor

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What type of figurative language is this: The leaves danced in the wind? Options: alliteration, personification, simile, hyperbole.

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personification

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What type of figurative language is this: His head is in the clouds?

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idiom

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What type of figurative language is this: This box is so heavy it weights a ton!

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hyperbole

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What is a metaphor?

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Comparing two things by using one kind of object or using in place of another to suggest the likeness between them