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15 Cards in this Set
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simile
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comparison of 2 unlike objects using like or as
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metaphor
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direct comparison and says one thing is another
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personification
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giving human traits to animals, inanimate objects, or ideas
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hyperbole
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an extreme exaggeration
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city is strictly heavy metal
simile metaphor peronification or hyperoble |
metaphor
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Jets scream
simile metaphor personification or hyperbole? |
personification
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Sky as gray as slate
simile metaphor personification or hyperbole? |
simile
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Her hair was so greasy that you could fry an egg.
simile metaphor personification or hyperbole? |
hyperbole
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She ran like the wind.
simile metaphor personification or hyperbole? |
simile
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Angry skies opened and dealt a violent storm.
simile metaphor personification or hyperbole? |
personification
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The new hotel is like a penny-pinching kid.
simile metaphor personification or hyperbole? |
simile
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all the world is a stage
simile metaphor personification or hyperbole? |
metaphor
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Time is a thief
simile metaphor personification or hyperbole? |
metaphor
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computers are the vehicles of tomorrow
simile metaphor personification or hyperbole? |
metaphor
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raindrops danced on the city streets
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personification
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