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Answer the following questions in complete sentences.

1. What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?
2. Explain the meaning of the idiom "break a leg."
3. Give an example of a pun.
4. What is the difference between a main clause and a subordinate clause?
5. What is the purpose of dialogue in a story?

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1. A simile is a figure of speech that compares two unlike things using "like" or "as," while a metaphor compares two unlike things without using "like" or "as."
2. "Break a leg" is an idiom commonly used in theatre, meaning good luck. It is believed to have originated from the superstition that wishing an actor good luck would bring the opposite.
3. A pun is a play on words where a word has two or more meanings or sounds like another word, resulting in a humorous effect. Example: "I told my wife she was drawing her eyebrows too high. She looked surprised."
4. A main clause is a group of words that contains a subject and a verb, and it can stand alone as a sentence. A subordinate clause, on the other hand, contains a subject and a verb, but it cannot stand alone as a sentence and depends on the main clause to make complete sense.
5. Dialogue in a story serves to reveal character personality, advance the plot, and provide information to the reader. It also helps the reader develop a deeper understanding of the story and the characters involved.