When an author compares two things stating that one thing IS the other.

Giving human characteristics to inanimate objects, ideas, or animals.

Outrageous exaggeration made to emphasize a point.

"He was as cool as a cucumber" is an example of...

"The flower hugged the earth after being blown over by the storm" is an example of...

"Her long hair is an ocean of waves" is an example of...

"She was so sad that all the tears she cried filled up a lake" is an example of...

I nearly died laughing is an example of what?

"You are the thunder, and I am the lightning," is an example of which type of figurative language?

The flowers danced in the wind is an example of:

"I am as hungry as a bear!" The kind of figurative language used here is _______