Figurative Language Review

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giving human qualities or traits to nonhuman things

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personification

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A comparison of two unlike things, saying one is the other.

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metaphor

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An exaggeration that can’t be true

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hyperbole

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A group of words that does not mean their literal meaning.

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Idiom

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A comparison of two things using like or as

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simile

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"The stars danced playfully in the moonlight sky" is an example of: Hyperbole, Idiom, Personification

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Personification

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BANG! is an example of

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Onomatopoeia

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Your face is as smooth as a baby's bottom is an example of

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Simile

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"Someone woke up on the wrong side of the bed" is an example of

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Idiom

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"Life is a winding road" is an example of: simile, personification, metaphor

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metaphor