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What does "time flies when you're having fun" mean? What type of figurative language is it?

Time goes by quickly when you are doing something fun or that you enjoy; personification

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A situation where the opposite of what is expected to happen occurs. There are different types of this figurative language including verbal, situational, and dramatic.

Irony

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A play on words that relies on a word's multiple meanings or similar sounds. Example: "I used to be a baker because I kneaded dough"

Pun

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A combination of contradictory or opposite words. Example: "Deafening silence"

Oxymoron

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What does "A penny for your thoughts" mean?

You want to know what someone is thinking

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What does "Raining cats and dogs"?

It was raining hard

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What type of figurative language are words like "buzz" and "bang"?

Onomatopoeia

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Repetition of initial consonant sounds in a series of words. Example: "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers"

Alliteration

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What does "I've told you a million times" mean? What type of figurative language is it?

I've told you many times; hyperbole

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What does "the leaves waved at me" mean? What type of figurative language is it?

The leaves were moving; personification

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Repetition of vowel sounds within nearby words.

Assonance

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Exaggerating for emphasis or effect. Example: "I've told you a million times"

Hyperbole

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A direct comparison between two unrelated things, suggesting that they are alike in some way. Does not use "like" or "as". Example: "Time is a thief"

Metaphor

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