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Questions tagged 'Figurative Language'

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Anonymous

Jan 29, 2025

Which one of the following statements contains a metaphor?

Which of the following statements contains a metaphor? a. She was like a bird in a cage. b. The water shone like a thousand diamonds. c. My dream vanished like a puff of smoke. d. The mighty oak is th...

Similes and metaphors are both considered types of

Similes and metaphors are both considered types of: a. epic poetry b. musical terms c. song lyrics d. figurative language.

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Anonymous

Jan 09, 2025

What are the phrases ‘labouring swain,’ ‘sheltered cot,’ and ‘mirthful band’ examples of?

What are the phrases "labouring swain," "sheltered cot," and "mirthful band" examples of? Are they examples of personification, simile, poetic diction, or heroic couplet?

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Anonymous

Nov 12, 2024

7. Which one of the following statements contains a simile?

Which of the following statements contains a simile? A. The maple wears a gayer scarf. B. I think that I shall never see a poem lovely as a tree. C. The soaring bird quickly disappeared from our sight...

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Anonymous

Nov 05, 2024

The Great Gatsby: What does “non-olfactory money” mean?

Over the great bridge, with sunlight flickering through the girders onto the moving cars, the city rises across the river in white heaps and sugar lumps, all built with a wish out of non-olfactory mon...

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Anonymous

Oct 11, 2024

In seattle’s speech, he states, ‘yonder sky has wept tears of compassion on our fathers for centuries untold’.this statement is an

In Chief Seattle's speech, he states, "Yonder sky has wept tears of compassion on our fathers for centuries untold." This statement is an example of: a. a simile b. technical nonfiction c. an allusion...