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=Examples of Figurative Language=
=Examples of Figurative Language=
Her voice sounds like Madonna.
Her voice sounds like Ashanti.


It's raining cats and dogs.
It's raining cats and dogs.


Alright, the sky misses the sun at night.
The sky is falling.


The poorest man is the richest, and the rich are poor.
The poorest man is the richest, and the rich are poor.
Hear the mellow wedding bells.


I move fast like a cheetah on the Serengeti.
I move fast like a cheetah on the Serengeti.
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Her head was spinning from all the new information.
Her head was spinning from all the new information.


I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.
I'm so hungry I could eat a hippopotamus.


I’ve told you a million times to clean your room!
I’ve told you a million times to sweep the floor!


=Figurative Language Games=
=Figurative Language Games=
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