Figurative Speech
Simile"I fly like a butterfly and sting like a bee."
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Metaphor"You are the sunshine of my life."
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Personification"The cupcake called to me and spoke of its delicious ways."
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Euphemism"Rex isn't dead. He's taking a long nap."
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Understatement"It stung a little when I was dragged from the back of the car for three miles."
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Hyperbole"I have a ton of homework."
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Oxymoron"It was a happy sadness."
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Malapropism"I was most putrified with astonishment."
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Alliteration"Sneaky Slim slept in shadows."
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Consonance"He thrusts his fists against the posts and still insists he sees the ghosts."
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AssonanceHe pees on his feet in the street.
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