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Figurative Language

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    Figurative Language
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  • quick question
    alliteration
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  • rocky road
    alliteration
  •  15
  • I died of embarrassment.
    hyperbole
  •  15
  • My feet are killing me.
    hyperbole
  •  20
  • I slept like a rock last night.
    hyperbole
  •  25
  • I walked a million miles to get here.
    hyperbole
  •  15
  • Figurative language that is a comparison between two things by stating that one thing is another thing.
    metaphor
  •  15
  • metaphor
    A metaphor is a comparison between two things. A metaphor implies the comparison by stating that one thing is the other.
  •  20
  • He was a fish out of water at his new school.
    metaphor
  •  25
  • Her eyes were diamonds.
    metaphor
  •  20
  • Time is money.
    metaphor
  •  20
  • I'm pleased to meet your better half.
    metaphor
  •  25
  • Onomatopoeia
    A figurative language technique in which words resemble the real sound they refer to.
  •  20
  • A figurative language technique in which words resemble the real sound they refer to.
    onomatopoeia
  •  25
  • "Ahem," said the principal as he began his speech.
    onomatopoeia
  •  15
  • After swallowing the soda, my father let out a loud belch.
    onomatopoeia
  •  20