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Interpreting figurative language

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Understand each item before testing yourself. Choose honestly whether it already feels familiar or needs practice.

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The metaphor suggests that…

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The metaphor suggests that…

Interpret metaphor, idiom, and restrained irony in context, then respond without taking the image too literally or amplifying it irresponsibly.

The metaphor suggests that…
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The metaphor suggests that…
It is not so much… as…
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It is not so much… as…
The image also insinuates…
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Yes, although the image also insinuates deliberate concealment, which the available evidence does not establish.
We can retain the concern without endorsing…
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We can retain the concern without endorsing the insinuation: the amendment may create powers whose later use is difficult to predict.
In less figurative terms,…
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In less figurative terms,…