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Figurative language — SSAT Upper practice questions
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What this topic is
Figurative language on the SSAT Upper Reading Comprehension section covers nonliteral wording such as metaphor, simile, and personification.
A student has to identify the device in context and explain what the wording actually means, not what the words would mean if taken literally. Questions typically highlight a short phrase and ask what it suggests, what is being compared, or why the author used it.
Answer choices often include a literal reading and a meaning that would fit elsewhere, so the common trap is choosing a definition that sounds right in isolation instead of the sense nearby sentences support.
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