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What is the figure of speech where two unlike things are being compared not using “like” or “as"?
simile
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“cute as a kitten,” can be identified as ...
a simile
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“Skies are crying” is an example of
personification
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What does the following hyperbole mean? See the sunlight, we ain't stopping Keep on dancing till the world ends
I want to keep on dancing for a very long time.
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Personification is?
Giving an inanimate object human qualities.
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The figurative meaning of “Life is a highway” can be understood as...
Life is being compared to a ride on a highway that has twists and turns, traffic, exits, etc..
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We can determine that the phrase “He's got tons of money” can be identified as a
a hyperbole
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What is the meaning of the following metaphor? But you'll come back each time you leave 'Cause, darling, I'm a nightmare dressed like a daydream
It means that I appear to be wonderful, but I am actually will torture you.
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a hyperbole
A big exaggeration is
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"Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're going to get." Can be explained as a
Simile comparing the uncertainty of life to the uncertainty of choosing a chocolate from a box
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“The flowers danced in the wind” is an example of
personification
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What is the meaning of the following personification? When my eyes were stabbed by the flash Of a neon light
The light flashed into my eyes and shocked me.
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A metaphor is....
A Comparison of two unlike things not using “like or as”.
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My mind is a river that flows can be identified as a
Metaphor
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“She’s a mystery, she’s too much for me” is an example of
A metaphor comparing the girl’s personality to a mystery.
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What is the meaning of the following simile? New money, suit and tie I can read you like a magazine
It means I know you very well. I know what you are all about.
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An alliteration
What is A sentence where the beginning of each word has the same sound
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Ray runs rabid is an example of
an alliteration
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“I will die if she asks me to sing in front of everyone” can be identified as
A hyperbole exaggerating the girls nervousness.
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What kind of figurative language is the following sentence, and what does it mean? You can try to tear me down, I will be rising from the ground like a skyscraper.
It is a simile. It means you can try to bully me and break me down, but I will recover from it and become stronger.