Question

Match each of the following figurative language devices with its definition:


Match Term Definition
Hyperbole A) A comparison between two concepts using the words "like" or "as"
Metaphor B) A phrase that doesn't literally make sense but creates an understanding between two concepts
Simile C) Giving human characteristics to ideas, animals, or objects
Personification D) An outrageous exaggeration that emphasizes a point in a humorous way
Meiosis E) Understatement, or saying something is lesser in size or importance than it truly is

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Here are the matches for each figurative language device with its corresponding definition:

- **Hyperbole** - **D)** An outrageous exaggeration that emphasizes a point in a humorous way
- **Metaphor** - **B)** A phrase that doesn't literally make sense but creates an understanding between two concepts
- **Simile** - **A)** A comparison between two concepts using the words "like" or "as"
- **Personification** - **C)** Giving human characteristics to ideas, animals, or objects
- **Meiosis** - **E)** Understatement, or saying something is lesser in size or importance than it truly is

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