Figurative Language Review

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In 'London, 1802' by Wordsworth, 'Thy soul was like a Star, and dwelt apart' is an example of:

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Simile

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Figure of speech in 'The House on Mango Street': But the house on Mango Street is not the way they told it at all. It’s small and red with tight steps in front and windows so small you’d think they were holding their breath.

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personification

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Identify the figure of speech in the lyrics of 'Latch' by Sam Smith: 'You got me losing every breath. What did you give me to make my heart bleed out my chest?'

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hyperbole

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Figurative language in 'Bridge Over Troubled Water' by Simon & Garfunkel: 'I will lay me down like a bridge over troubled water'.

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Simile

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Literary device in 'The fair breeze blew, the white foam flew'

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Alliteration

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Literary device in 'There are some millionaires with money they can't use'

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Irony

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Literary device in 'O brawling love! O loving hate!'

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Oxymoron

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Figurative language in: Boom! Fireworks cracked in the sky for the Fourth of July.

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onomatopoeia

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Figurative language in 'Gone With the Wind': 'The very mystery of him excited her curiosity like a door that had neither lock nor key.'

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Simile

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Type of figurative language in: 'Maggie makes Max match many marbles.'

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alliteration