Simile, Hyperbole, Metaphor & Personification | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

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These four concepts are considered as figurative language, which adds more color and a creative tone to the writing and increases the clarity of a given text.

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The comparison between two unlike things using words ‘like’ or ‘as’ is called a...

simile

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It is a comparison between two words but WITHOUT using ‘like’ or ‘as’.

Metaphor

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When you give human qualities to things which aren't human...

Personification

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When you stretch the truth, it is called

Hyperbole

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What's the figure of speech: "The children were as busy as bees."

Simile

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What's the figure of speech: "You are my sunshine."

Metaphor

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What's the figure of speech: "The wind howled in the night sky."

Personification

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What's the figure of speech: "I have watched this movie a thousand times."

Hyperbole

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What's the figure of speech: "Her body was as cold as ice."

Simile

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What's the figure of speech: "Time is money."

Metaphor

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What's the figure of speech: "The moon smiled at us."

Personification

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What's the figure of speech: "I will die for you."

Hyperbole

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What's the figure of speech: "She is as innocent as a lamb."

Simile

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What's the figure of speech: "He is a night owl."

Metaphor

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What's the figure of speech: "Rita heard the last piece of pie calling her name."

Personification

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What's the figure of speech: "My father will kill me if he sees this."

Hyperbole

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