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What is figurative language?
- language that implies a different meaning than the literal
- explicit, literal language
- language used incorrectly
- descriptions that compare two different objects
Figurative language is language that requires the reader to think about what is meant versus what is said or written.
Figurative language is language that requires the reader to think about what is meant versus what is said or written.
Figurative language is language that requires the reader to think about what is meant versus what is said or written.
Figurative language is language that requires the reader to think about what is meant versus what is said or written.
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How are similes and metaphors similar?
- They are both examples of literal language.
- They both affect plot.
- They both make comparisons.
- They both describe characters.
Both similes and metaphors compare things. However, similes compare by stating one thing is “like” or “as” another, while metaphors state that a thing is what it is being compared to.
Both similes and metaphors compare things. However, similes compare by stating one thing is “like” or “as” another, while metaphors state that a thing is what it is being compared to.
Both similes and metaphors compare things. However, similes compare by stating one thing is “like” or “as” another, while metaphors state that a thing is what it is being compared to.
Both similes and metaphors compare things. However, similes compare by stating one thing is “like” or “as” another, while metaphors state that a thing is what it is being compared to.
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Which of the following is an example of a simile?
- Life goes on.
- Her eyes are ocean blue.
- He was as cool as a cucumber.
- I told my brother a joke, and he died laughing.
Similes are comparisons using like or as.
Similes are comparisons using like or as.
Similes are comparisons using like or as.
Similes are comparisons using like or as.
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Which of the following is an example of a metaphor?
- Like sands through the hourglass, so are the days of our lives.
- My mother is a bottle blonde.
- Once upon a time, in a land far, far away, there lived a queen.
- She’s the apple of my eye.
A metaphor is a comparison in which one object takes on the description of another.
A metaphor is a comparison in which one object takes on the description of another.
A metaphor is a comparison in which one object takes on the description of another.
A metaphor is a comparison in which one object takes on the description of another.
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- Identify and describe the purpose of figurative language in literary text.
