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Explore the difference between Figurative Language (Literary Devices)

Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in each of the black spaces below before clicking on it to display the answer.
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show Metaphor  
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show Metaphor  
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She is a peacock.   show
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My teacher is a dragon.   show
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The computers at school are old dinosaurs.   show
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show Metaphor  
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show Simile  
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They fought like cats and dogs.   show
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show Simile  
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show Simile  
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This house is as clean as a whistle.   show
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Your explanation is as clear as mud.   show
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a hot potato   show
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show Idiom  
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show Idiom  
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show Idiom  
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show Idiom  
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He's running faster than the wind.   show
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This bag weighs a ton.   show
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show Hyperbole  
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show Hyperbole  
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show Hyperbole  
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show Hyperbole  
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She's as skinny as a toothpick.   show
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show Metaphor  
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