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I compare two things using the words "like" or "as." What am I?
simile
I am a huge exaggeration that is not meant to be taken literally. What am I?
hyperbole
I give human actions or feelings to animals, objects, or ideas. What am I?
personification
I am a phrase that means something different from what the words actually say. Ex: It's raining cats and dogs. What am I?
idiom
I compare two things directly WITHOUT using like or as. What am I?
metaphor
I am a word that imitates a sound, like BUZZ, POP, sizzle. What am I?
onomatopoeia
I happen when several words in a row start with the same sound. What am I?
alliteration
The thunder clapped loudly during the storm.
onomatopoeia
Her smile is as bright as the sun.
simile
I've told you a million times to clean your room!
hyperbole
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
alliteration
The wind whispered secrets through the trees.
personification
My brother is a couch potato.
metaphor
It's raining cats and dogs outside!
idiom
