Question

Match each type of figurative language with its correct definition.(2 points)
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allusion
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hyperbole
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personification
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metaphor
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Answer 1

allusion — a brief reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or idea outside the text
hyperbole — deliberate, obvious exaggeration used for emphasis or effect
personification — giving human traits, actions, or feelings to nonhuman things or abstract ideas
metaphor — a direct comparison that says one thing is another to show similarity (without using "like" or "as")