Figurative Language Review

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'You are like a ray of sunshine!' is an example of:

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simile

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Term for strong exaggeration:

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hyperbole

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'Her eyes were sparkling diamonds' is an example of:

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metaphor

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'Silly Sammy swam so smoothly' is an example of:

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alliteration

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Alliteration

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Repetition of initial consonant sounds

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The candle's flame danced in the dark.

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personification

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Hyperbole

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Extreme exaggeration

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Tex was tickled tasting the tarantula's toes.

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alliteration

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Simile

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Comparison of two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'.

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These shoes take 50 million years to put on.

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hyperbole