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I nearly died laughing is an example of what?
Metaphor
Assonance
Alliteration
Hyperbole
What is a cliche?
A comparison without like or as.
Two opposing ideas.
Tongue twisters.
An overused phrase or saying
The quote from the popular Owl City song, "You would not believe your eyes if ten million fireflies lit up the world as I fell asleep," is an example of what type of figurative language?
Metaphor
Onomatopoeia
Hyperbole
Idiom
An expression that cannot be understood by the meaning of its words is an example of what type of figurative language?
Onomatopoeia
Hyperbole
Idiom
Cliche
Language in which the words mean exactly what they say is...
figurative
literal
Language in which the words are meant to be interpreted imaginatively is...
figurative
literal
"Knowing sign language is pretty handy" is an example of...
hyperbole
an idiom
a pun
alliteration
The opposite of hyperbole.
idiom
oxymoron
understatement
pun
An expression that has been used so often that it has become overused and ineffective.
literal language
cliche
slang
alliteration
Using ‘passed away’ instead of died would be an example of
understatement
euphemism
pun
oxymoron
What's the "tea"? What's the new gossip?
euphemism
slang
hyperbole
onomatopoeia
Verbal Irony
idiom
hyperbole
slang
sarcasm
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