Figures of speech
This task is about identifying some figures of speech.
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Figures of speech are figurative language - expressions that have a different meaning to the words that are actually written or said. They create effect. Some figures of speech are listed below.
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From the list above write in the figure of speech that best describes each of the examples below.
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| Figure of Speech | Example |
| a) | I must have done the dishes a million times. | |
| b) | She dressed like an unmade bed. | |
| c) | The tense teacher taught tightly. | |
| d) | The computer screen smiled back at me. | |
| e) | The band was so good the fans left before the second song. | |
| f) | The moon's a balloon. | |
| g) | The rock stood as a guard to the secret entrance. | |
| h) | She snapped my head off. | |
| i) | The excited girl entered the house like a hurricane. |