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To not talk literally in a sentence.

example of a literal sentence: go away. <--to change that to a figurative sentence you would say: go take a hike

you wouldn't want the person to actually go into the mountains and explore would you?

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Whenever you describe something by comparing it with something else.

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To use Figurative Language in a sentence you have to use a simile or metaphors or other Figurative Language like''It is as big as a skyscraper.''

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Figurative language is often used in writing.

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"Figurative language" is two words, of course, and refers to things like similes and metaphors. The use of figurative language usually shows a work of fiction.

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What type of figurative language is used in this sentence:

He [Jasper] was shaking the hand that he’d hit me with, as if there were a crab or a mousetrap attached to it.

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“the tin cans we filled with fire”

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Sofia Langosh

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Can you explain that answer

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Ty'Kirah Cooke

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She is the sun, the moon,and the stars

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He helped her in hard time

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Simile - Feel so paper thin

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