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Give at least 5 examples of figurative language and their meanings.​

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Answer:

1. Metaphor

A metaphor is a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action, though it is not literally applicable.

2. Simile

A simile is a figure of speech in which one thing is used in comparison with another thing of a different kind. The comparison is intended to make a description more emphatic or vivid for effective communication.

3. Hyperbole

A hyperbole is an exaggerated statement or claim that is not meant to be taken literally.

4. Idiom

An idiom is a group of words that, when put together, mean something not deducible from meanings of the individual words.

5. Personification

Personification is when an attribution of a personal nature or human characteristic is used to describe something nonhuman.