6th Grade Figurative Language Test Review | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

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Simile, metaphor, alliteration, personification, onomatopoeia, hyperbole, idiom, oxymoron

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What is a simile?

comparing unlike things using like or as

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What is a metaphor?

comparing unlike things by saying one is another

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What is alliteration?

repetition of the beginning sounds in a phrase

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What is personification?

giving human traits to non human things

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What is onomatopoeia?

words that imitate sounds

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What is hyperbole?

extreme exaggeration

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What is an idiom?

a group of words with a figurative meaning

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What is an oxymoron?

a pair of contradicting words used together

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Her smile was like a star shining in the night sky.

Simile

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James jumped all over Japan on his jungle journey.

Alliteration

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He was a tank.

Metaphor

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The sun smiled on the field of flowers.

Personification

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The logs crackled in the fire.

Onomatopoeia

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He talked 100 miles an hour.

Hyperbole

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I was planning a surprise party for my aunt, but Tom let the cat out of the bag.

Idiom

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There was a small crowd at the game.

Oxymoron

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