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  • bang!
    onomatopoeia
  • I am so hungry I could eat all of the McDonalds menu
    hyperbole
  • exaggerated statement
    hyperbole
  • Use 'as' or 'like' to compare on thing to another
    simile
  • words with the same or similar meanings
    synonyms
  • rich is to poor
    antonym
  • The beach was as crowded as a tin of sardines
    simile
  • happy is to glad
    synonym
  • makes a non-human thing seem human
    personification
  • a word that sounds like what it is describing
    onomatopoeia
  • Her long hair is an ocean of waves
    metaphor
  • Mangy Mr. Monkey makes mega money
    alliteration
  • The silence crept into the classroom
    personification
  • words with the opposite meaning
    antonyms
  • a well-known phrase that has a different meaning than what is said or written
    idiom
  • repetition of a sound in a sentence
    alliteration
  • I am going to scream if one more student is late
    hyperbole
  • I have gotten myself into a real pickle
    idiom
  • a well-known phrase that has a different meaning than what is said or written
    idiom
  • compares two things in a direct way without using as or like
    metaphor
  • Time flew and before we knew it, it was time for me to go home
    personification
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