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Figures of Speech

Published on Nov 24, 2015

Brandon Matlock-per.5

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What do they mean

idiom,simile,metaphor
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Idiom

An expression whose meaning is not predictable.
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Idioms

  • It is raining cats and dogs.
  • He is dead as a door knob.
  • This is as easy as a peace of cake.
  • I am feeling under the weather.

Simile

A figure of speech in which two unlike things are explicitly compared.
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Simile

  • She was cute as a kitten.
  • My mom is busy as a bee.
  • I am happy as a clam.
  • My jacket is black as coal.
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Metephor

a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied.
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Metephor

  • The snow is a white blanket
  • Life is a roller coaster.
  • He is a shinning star.
  • Her voice is music to my ears.
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