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Zip your lip.
idiom
A reference to a well-known person, place, work of art, historical event, etc.
allusion
I can't believe Mr. Meakin is taking away our phones. This is the worst thing ever!
hyperbole
Barb takes a slurp of her tea and goes on.
onomatopoeia (slurp)
She sat behind her desk, scrolling in silent shock through her tablet.
alliteration
You better CROSS YOUR HEART and THANK YOUR LUCKY STARS
idioms
"It took me seven years to finish that chapter" (Van Pelt 228).
hyperbole
Spring is certainly dragging its feet this year.
personification
"You went looking for magic doors to Narnia?" Teddy asked (Cole 70).
allusion
Her hair was a fiery tangle around her shoulders.
metaphor
It was meant as a joke, but the words sprayed out like acid.
simile
A heart is commonly used to represent the concept of love.
Symbol
The bubbles blew around the boisterous baby.
Alliteration
Sally sells seashells by the seashore
Alliteration
Ms. Shiloh is blind as a bat without her glasses.
Simile
That man was as strong as an ox.
Simile
My alarm clock screamed at me to get out of bed.
Personification
Lightning danced across the sky.
Personification
It's raining cats and dogs.
Idiom
Good things come to those who wait.
Idiom
Life is a highway.
Metaphor
This place is a zoo.
Metaphor
I am starving to death.
Hyperbole
Repetition of initial consonant sounds
Alliteration
A concrete image that represents an abstract idea
Symbol
an extreme exaggeration
Hyperbole
A word that imitates the sound it represents.
Onomatopoeia
A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes
Personification
A common, often used expression that doesn't make sense if you take it literally.
Idiom
A comparison without using like or as
Metaphor
A comparison using "like" or "as"
Simile
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