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What is the purpose of figurative language?
 
It makes writing and speech more descriptive.
 
It enhances writing and speech by giving it 'life'.
 
The reader or listener can create powerful mental images.
 
The writer uses it to SHOW rather than TELL an story.
sizzling steak
 
onomatopoiea
 
alliteration
 
simile
 
metaphor
Oh, the rumbling thunder!
 
onomatopoeia
 
personification
 
metaphor
 
hyperbole
Your room looks like a tornado went through it
 
Simile
 
Metaphor
 
Alliteration
 
Onomatopoeia
All eyes on me!" exclaimed Mrs. Foell.
 
Idiom
 
Metaphor
 
Personificaiton
 
Hyperbole
The rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain.
 
Assonance
 
Idiom
 
Personification
 
Onomatopoeia
You are grounded for the rest of your life!
 
Hyperbole
 
Alliteration
 
Metaphor
 
Simile
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers
 
Alliteration
 
Metaphor
 
Simile
 
Onomatopoeia
His hands were vulture's claws
 
Metaphor
 
Hyperbole
 
Simile
 
Personification
Piping hot pepperoni pizza would be perfect.
 
Alliteration
 
Onomatopoeia
 
Simile
 
Hyperbole
Mrs. Franke's students are like artists, using words to paint the canvas
 
Simile
 
Alliteration
 
Metaphor
 
Hyperbole
You'd better zip your lips. 
 
Idiom
 
Metaphor
 
Hyperbole
 
Personification
Row, row, row your boat
 
Assonance
 
Hyperbole
 
Alliteration
 
Metaphor
Bam! The window shattered into a trillion pieces.
 
Onomatopoeia
 
Hyperbole
 
Personification
 
Simile
Rain tapped on the window like a stranger in the night
 
Simile
 
Metaphor
 
Alliteration
 
Onomatopoeia
You can see the pimple on my nose half way around the world
 
Hyperbole
 
Personification
 
Metaphor
 
Simile
Music welcomed me with open arms
 
Personification
 
Metaphor
 
Simile
 
Alliteration
The toothpicks were toy soldiers, ready to spear the appetizers
 
Metaphor
 
Alliteration
 
Personification
 
Simile
The soda cracked open with a refreshing fizz
 
Onomatopoiea
 
Personification
 
Simile
 
Alliteration
The pimple on my nose is screaming for everyone's attention.
 
Personification
 
Metaphor
 
Simile
 
onomatopoeia
The spider was suspended from its thread like an acrobat on a tightrope.
 
Simile
 
Personification
 
Metaphor
 
Alliteration


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