Advanced Figurative Language

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A reporter refers to the president's administration as "the White House".

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synecdoche

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Army Intelligence is an example of

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oxymoron

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She killed him with kindness is an example of

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paradox

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From 'The Iliad': "But swift Achilleus kept unremittingly after Hector, chasing him, as a dog in the mountains who has flushed from his covert."

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metaphor

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Edward Abbey's "Down the River" includes: "The lion leaped up into the rocks and melted away." This is an example of:

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metaphor

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"The hungry judges soon the sentence sign, and wretches hang that jury men may dine" is an example of

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antithesis

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In The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, Cassius says, "Age, thou art sham'd! Rome, thou hast lost the breed of noble bloods!" This is an example of:

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apostrophe

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She was not unmindful. Example of:

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personification

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All hands on deck! Example of:

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synecdoche

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2 Corinthians: "When I am weak, then I am wrong" is an example of

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paradox