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Expressions that don't literally mean what they say are:
Idiom
'You should bite your tongue' is an example of a(n):
Idiom
'Stars winked in the midnight sky' is an example of a(n):
Personification
'Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there wondering, fearing, Doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before' is an example of a(n):
Alliteration
'The dog growled menacingly at the strangers' is an example of a(n):
Onomatopoeia
'Life is like a highway' is an example of a(n):
Simile
'She is a rollercoaster of emotions' is an example of a(n):
Metaphor
'I am drowning in math homework' is an example of a(n):
Hyperbole
How is a metaphor different from a simile?
Metaphor - compares WITHOUT like or as; Simile - compares with LIKE or AS
If an author gives human characteristics to a non-human object, what is it called?
Personification
An onomatopoeia is...
naming a thing or action using a sound.
When an author exaggerates for effect, it is called
Hyperbole
Alliteration is when an author...
repeats the initial sound of a word 2 or more times
What type of figurative language compares 2 items with like or as?
Simile
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