5B Straight to Advanced U6 Figurative Language | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

English 14 Public

A review of figuarative langage as presented on p. 61 of Straight to Advanced.

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shudder

when your body shakes because you are cold or frightened

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clap

a loud sound made by hitting your hands together

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wail

to shout or cry with a long high sound to show you are in pain or very sad.

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bark

the short loud sound a dog makes

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roar

the loud deep sound made by a lion

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buzz

the continuous sound made by a bee or fly

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groan

a long low sound a person makes, especially when they are in pain or unhappy.

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swarm

a large group of insects flying or moving together.

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The crowd swarmed on to the center of the city carrying placards that showed their discontentment.

figurative

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The whole class roared with laughter when the teacher dropped her tea cup and made a disgruntled face.

figurative

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We all heard a leopard roar in the back of the room.

basic

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The bees swarmed across the burning fields in search of a new home.

basic

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Somewhere behind them, a child began to wail.

basic

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The wind wailed in the chimney.

figurative

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