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Figurative Language, SET#2

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    figures of speech
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  • 1. Squelch! I was walking in the mud and could hardly lift my feet. (What is the figure of speech here?)
    Onomatopoeia
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  • 2. She sells sacks of sesame seeds. (What is this figure of speech?)
    Alliteration
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  • 3. Screeeeeeeeeech! The car crashed into a big tractor.
    Onomatopoeia
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  • 4. I was waiting for ages in this meeting room. No one even passed by!
    hyperbole
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  • 5. You talk as fast as a parrot. (Simile - personification - hyperbole)
    simile
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  • 6. She is a feather. She is so light. (Onomatopoeia - hyperbole - metaphor)
    metaphor
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  • 7. He coughed and sneezed in his elbow. (Onomatopoeia - Simile)
    Onomatopoeia
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  • 8. While walking we waved goodbye to the gorilla. (alliteration - onomatopoeia - hyperbole)
    alliteration
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  • 9. Crash! Smash! The window turned into scattered pieces of glass on the ground. (alliteration - onomatopoeia)
    onomatopoeia
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  • 10. Splash! I jumped into the swimming pool in the blink of an eye. (onomatopoeia - hyperbole - personification)
    onomatopoeia
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  • 11. Peter the pirate bought a pretty parrot. What literary device is this?
    Alliteration
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  • 12. I told you a hundred times to wash your hands before eating. (Hyperbole - Alliteration)
    Hyperbole
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  • 13. Ring! Ring! Mum's phone did not stop ringing. (What literary device is used here?)
    Onomatopoeia
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  • 14. Sara sneaked through the tunnel like a snake. (Onomatopoeia - Alliteration)
    Alliteration
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  • 15. It has been raining for decades. (Simile - Hyperbole)
    Hyperbole
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