Match each type of figurative language to its example.
match term definition
simile a) ping pong was his life.
personification b) life is like a box of chocolates.
allusion c) maybe forrest gump had it right about life.
hyperbole d) the world is just waiting for you to go enjoy it.
metaphor e) he ran for an eternity.

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