figurative

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Phonetic Respelling: [ fig-yer-uh-tiv ]

Definition: Play

adj. suggesting a comparison rather than denoting a literal meaning; containing or using many metaphors

Sentence: Play Play

The author used figurative language to make the story more interesting.

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The author used figurative language to make the story more interesting.

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This sentence: "bounding up and down like a magic carpet tethered to a rocket," is an example of what type of figurative language?

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"Splash." is an example of what kind of figurative language?

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Ktang! Szrak! Klang! These are examples of which type of figurative language?

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"Aiden moved through the halls of his high school like a zombie." What figurative language is this?

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Which figurative phrase means you did a good job?

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"You mean about how Macdonald Hall is an insane asylum . . ." What figurative language is used?

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What type of figurative language is, His sudden smile was as transparent as a good....?"

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He watched an engine sputter to life. This is an example of what kind of figurative language?

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What type of figurative language is: "When we finished talking, we walked a million hundred miles"?

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What figurative language is used in "Rosa's brave stand is a beacon to the world?"

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The opposite of literal language is figurative language.

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Abe grew as fast and tall as a young tree. What figurative language is being used?

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Which sentence contains figurative language?

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Farm fields lay below Neil like a giant patchwork quilt. What figurative language is being used?

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Synonyms: Play

representative; symbolic; metaphors

Antonyms: Play

literal

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