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Figurative Language
Question | Answer |
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Compares two different things using words "like" or "as". | simile |
She runs like the wind. | simile |
Compares two different things without using words "like" or "as. | metaphor |
Her smile is a ray of sunshine. | metaphor |
An extreme exaggeration. | hyperbole |
Jonathon was so exhausted he could have slept for a year. | hyperbole |
An expression that is meant to give advice or teach a lesson. | proverb or adage |
Many hands make light work. | proverb or adage |
Giving human characteristics to nonhuman objects. | personification |
The moon smiled at the sun and went home. | personification |
An expression where the words used, mean something different than you would find in the dictionary. | idiom |
It's raining cats and dogs. | idiom |