Figurative Language

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Poetry must always rhyme.

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False

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What is an idiom?

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A group of words that mean something other than the literal meaning.

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'I am dying of shame' is an example of...

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Hyperbole

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Simile: Comparing two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'.

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Comparing two unlike things using 'like' and 'as'.

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The assignment was a breeze is an example of...

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Metaphor

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Metaphor: Comparing two things without using like and as.

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Comparing two things without using like and as.

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Once in a blue moon is an example of...

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Idiom

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The water well is as dry as a bone is an example of...

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Simile

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Personification

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Giving human qualities to non-human things.

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Hyperbole

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An exaggerated statement not to be taken literally.