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  • My older sister looks out for us like a mother hen.
    idiom
  • My mom was tickled pink when we gave her flowers.
    idiom
  • The ball flew past her head with a "swoosh".
    onomatopoeia
  • The girl was so strong, she could lift a car without breaking a sweat.
    hyperbole
  • What type of figurative language uses like and as?
    simile
  • My mom’s cookies were as hard as rocks.
    idiom
  • What is an example of an idiom?
    Student answer
  • When I saw my neighbor's new car, I was green with envy.
    idiom
  • What is an example of alliteration?
    student answer
  • My uncle is taller than a skyscraper.
    hyperbole
  • Two talkative tigers taught Tim to type terrifically.
    alliteration
  • My mom is a wall when we try to change her mind.
    metaphor
  • What is an example of a hyperbole?
    student answer
  • True or False: An alliteration uses the same beginning sounds.
    True
  • student answer
  • The red robin raced to Reno in the rain.
    alliteration
  • True or False: Figurative language means EXACTLY what is says.
    False
  • What is an example of onomatopoeia?
    student answer
  • What is an example of a simile?
    Student answer
  • Yes or No: Can an idiom ever actually happen?
    No
  • Five funny friends fed fancy fish at a farm in France.
    alliteration
  • The soccer player was a machine.
    metaphor
  • What is onomatopoeia?
    A sound word
  • She runs faster than the wind.
    hyperbole
  • I must have walked a hundred miles to get to school.
    hyperbole
  • My grandma is as sweet as sugar!
    simile
  • My brother's room is a construction zone.
    metaphor
  • True or False: Metaphors ALWAYS use like and as.
    False
  • Her hair was like golden silk.
    simile
  • What is an example of a metaphor?
    student answer
  • The planes at the airshow were buzzing like bees.
    simile
  • The dinosaur's brain was a walnut.
    metaphor
  • What is a hyperbole?
    an exaggeration
  • Yes or No: Can you make up your own idioms?
    No
  • Her memories were like a movie, playing in her head.
    simile
  • True or False: An alliteration uses the same ending sounds.
    False
  • Brown bunny blew bubbles by the blue blanket.
    alliteration
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