What is a metaphor?
Figurative language

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A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things by stating that one is the other, e.g., 'The city was a jungle.'
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What is an idiom?
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A phrase or expression that has a figurative meaning different from its literal meaning, e.g., 'Time flies by!'.
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What is personification?
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A figure of speech in which human qualities are given to animals, objects, or ideas, e.g., 'The wind whistled through the trees.'
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What does it mean to say 'I'm dying to see that movie'?
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It means 'I'm excited about seeing the movie.'
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What is hyperbole?
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An extreme exaggeration used for effect, e.g., 'I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.'
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What is a simile?
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A figure of speech that compares two unlike things using 'like' or 'as', e.g., 'Her smile was like sunshine.'
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What is alliteration?
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The repetition of the same initial consonant sound in a series of words, e.g., 'She sells sea shells by the sea shore.'
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