LITERATURE QUESTIONS
PURITAN LITERATURE
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What type of figurative language is shown?Tracy was really feeling down in the dumps .
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personification
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idiom
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hyperbole
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metaphor
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Down in the dumps describes being depressed, miserable, melancholy, or unhappy. Someone who is down in the dumps feels deflated, sad, and a bit hopeless. The idiom down in the dumps has been in use since at least the 1700s.
Detailed explanation-2: -Figurative language is a way of expressing oneself that does not use a word’s strict or realistic meaning. Common in comparisons and exaggerations, figurative language is usually used to add creative flourish to written or spoken language or explain a complicated idea.
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