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2. Identify the correct figure of speech. Then write the meaning on the lines below. The town was a beehive of excitement on the day of the fair. 1. Simile 2. metaphor 3. personification 4. irony 5. hyperbole
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Identify the correct figure of speech. Then write the meaning on the lines below.
The town was a beehive of excitement on the day of the fair.
1. Simile 2. metaphor 3. personification 4. irony 5. hyperbole

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This is a metaphor because the town is not literally a beehive. The word is being used as a comparison to show that the town is busy. A comparison without like or as is is a metaphor.
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