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Figurative Language

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    Figurative Language
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  • 5. He clattered and clanged as he washed the dishes.
    onomatopoeia
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  • 6. When she lost her job, she became mean old Scrooge.
    allusion
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  • 7. The snowman was as fluffy as a marshmallow.
    simile
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  • 8. The fire broke out in the dead of winter .
    idiom
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  • 9. The lightning fast sled shot flames as it slid down the hill!
    hyperbole
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  • 10. The town was covered in wonderful, white, wintery snow.
    alliteration
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  • 11. The boy with straight A’s was a regular Einstein.
    Allusion
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  • 12. My alarm clock yells at me every morning. 1
    personification
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  • 13. Alicia is an angel.
    metaphor
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  • 14. Most cats purr if you pet them behind the ears.
    onomatopoeia
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  • 15. The thunder was a mighty lion.
    A. metaphor
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  • 1. When we say that someone is AN ANGEL, what do we mean?
    good/ bad
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  • 2. If someone is LIKE A STAR, what does that mean?
    celebrity status/ admired
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  • 4. Finish the Alliteration: Many Monsters ______________
    answers will vary
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  • 5. "The microwave timer told me dinner was ready." How is this a personification?
    answers vary
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  • 6. What does "It's raining cats and dogs" really mean?
    raining a lot
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