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Figurative Language
Game Code: 450412
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Review of the different kinds of figurative language
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a comparison of two things using "like" or "as"
simile
10
the repetition of the same initial sound within a group of words
alliteration
15
a group of words which mean something different than it's literal meaning
idiom
10
an exaggerated statement
hyperbole
15
a well know saying that expresses a general truth
adage
15
comparing two unlike things w/o using "like" or "as"
metaphor
15
giving human qualities to animals or objects
personification
10
a word that imitates the sound it represents
onomatopoeia
10
"Fish and visitors stink after three days" is an example of...
an adage
15
"cluck" "hee-haw" "meow" and "oink" are examples of
onomatopoeia
10
"cool as a cucumber" is...
an idiom
15
"Life is a rollercoaster" is an example of...
metaphor
10
"There's enough food to feed an army" is an example of...
hyperbole
15
"He is as strong as an ox" is an example of...
simile
10
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