Blast to FAST - Figurative Language

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Which figure of speech uses like or as in its comparison?

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simile

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Which of the following is a simile? his feet were shapeless lumps of meat , his eyes were like the eyes of a wounded deer , Soul and body walked or crawled side by side, yet apart, so slender was the thread that bound them

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his eyes were like the eyes of a wounded deer

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Which of the following is a metaphor?
- his feet were shapeless lumps of meat (par 37)
- his eyes were like the eyes of a wounded deer (par 8)
- Soul and body walked or crawled side by side, yet apart, so slender was the thread that bound them (par 32)

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his feet were shapeless lumps of meat (par 37)

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Which of the following is personification? his feet were shapeless lumps of meat , his eyes were like the eyes of a wounded deer , Soul and body walked or crawled side by side, yet apart, so slender was the thread that bound them

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Soul and body walked or crawled side by side, yet apart, so slender was the thread that bound them

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Figure of speech in the sentence: She was fairly certain that life was a fashion show.

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metaphor

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Giving human qualities to something that is not human

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personification

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When an author uses words in an imaginative way to express meanings beyond the literal meanings...

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figurative language

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Which figure of speech is used in the sentence: Jake was like a whirlwind, rushing from one activity to the next?

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simile

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When a writer uses words according to their dictionary definition...

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literal language