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Figurative Language - Module 8 - BYU

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    students have the opportunity to practice 5 types of figurative language - metaphor, simile, hyperbole, personification, and allusion
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  • The classroom was a three-ring circus.
    metaphor
  •  15
  • The beautiful day is calling me outside.
    personification
  •  20
  • As the cave’s roof collapsed, he was swallowed up in the dust like Jonah.
    Allusion / simile
  •  25
  • This backpack weighs a ton!
    Hyperbole
  •  15
  • The men kneeled before their leader like trees during a storm.
    Simile
  •  15
  • Anger slams the door on reason.
    Personification
  •  15
  • My mom has a Spartan workout routine.
    Allusion
  •  15
  • That plane ride took forever.
    Hyperbole
  •  15
  • Life is a roller coaster ride.
    Metaphor
  •  25
  • Death stole my love from me.
    Personification
  •  10
  • Some people are calling me the Tiger Woods of miniature golf.
    Allusion
  •  15
  • Life is a flower that blooms for an hour.
    Metaphor
  •  15
  • I haven’t seen him in a million years.
    Hyperbole
  •  10
  • He felt like a Scrooge because all he could see were the high prices.
    Allusion
  •  15
  • Her words burst my heart into a thousand pieces.
    Hyperbole
  •  15
  • The mysterious moonlight moved magically 🌙
    Alliteration
  •  15