The curtain was waving to everyone every time the wind blew through the open window. What type of figurative language is used in this sentence?
personification
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It is called ______________ when an author sets mental pictures or images in the readerโs head using words that appeal to the five senses.
imagery
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Leslie said that she was in the dark about what's going on. What type of figurative language is used in this sentence?
idiom
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Silly Sally sang a sad song.
Alliteration
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An expression of two or more words that mean something other than the actual or literal meaning.
Idiom
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A literary device that evokes a sensory experience or creates a picture in the mind of the reader.
Imagery
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Hold your horses!
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heart
Other team wins 25 points!
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shark
Other team loses 20 points!
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shark
Other team loses 10 points!
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thief
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A figure of speech in which a thing, idea, or animal is given human characteristics. Giving something nonhuman the qualities or traits of a human.
Personification
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Extreme exaggeration to make a point.
Hyperbole
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The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of closely connected words. Repetition of beginning consonant sounds in neighboring words or syllables.
Alliteration
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heart
Other team wins 10 points!
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magnet
Take 20 points!
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gift
Win 20 points!
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thief
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I like pancakes so much I could eat a million of them. What type of figurative language is used in this sentence?
hyperbole
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monster
Reset all scores!
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gold
Win 50 points!
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rocket
Go to first place!
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thief
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"Smash", when the cup fell off the table. What type of figurative language is used in this sentence?