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figurative language

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

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noun. language that make connections to a certain word or the emotional suggestion related to a word.

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The opposite of literal language is figurative language.

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

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What figurative language is being used? Watching someone fish is as boring as watching grass grow.

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Which figurative language is used with "His face turned as red as the juice on his lips?"

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

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

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He stuck to it like a wet washcloth on the side of a bathtub. What figurative language is used?

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

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

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

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How many syllables in figurative language?

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