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galina1969 [7]
3 years ago
10

FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE EXAMPLES

English
1 answer:
Nikolay [14]3 years ago
5 0

An onomatopoeia is a sound that is also the word. An example would be "boom" or "sizzle".

Irony is using the opposite words to describe a situation or something like that . Ex. The fire station burned down.

Personification is giving an intimate object human personality. Ex. The moon smiled down on us.

A simile is comparing words using like or as. Ex. Quite like a mouse

Metaphor is comparing words using is or are. Examples would be you are a cow or you are a chicken.

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