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Figurative Devices: SHAMPOO

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  • We watched, wide-eyed, wondering what would happen next.
    Alliteration
  • The new movie on Netflix is seriously funny.
    Oxymoron.
  • That movie was a rollercoaster of emotions.
    Metaphor.
  • I don't think I can make it to your party but it was awfully nice of you to invite me.
    Oxymoron.
  • John felt a hundred feet tall after Samantha agreed to go on a date with him.
    Hyperbole.
  • When I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping.
    Alliteration
  • The teacher's explanation was as clear as mud.
    Simile. Oxymoron.
  • The suggestion that students stay late after school to work on the project went down like a lead balloon.
    Oxymoron. Simile.
  • There was hardly anything left in the fridge so I had a sad salad sandwich for dinner.
    Alliteration. Personification
  • It's more of a band-aid than a solution.
    Metaphor.
  • The driver honked his horn hastily as he attempted to fight his way through the traffic jam.
    Onomatopoeia. Alliteration.
  • She was ready to drop dead by the time she got home from work.
    Hyperbole.
  • Everyone heard the crash as the glass shattered on the tile floor.
    Onomatopoeia.
  • The party was a blast.
    Metaphor.
  • The kids have been fighting like cats and dogs all morning.
    Simile.
  • My alarm clock was screaming at me to get out of bed but I just couldn't do it.
    Personification.
  • Ha. Ha. You're as funny as Covid-19.
    Simile. Oxymoron. Onomatopoeia.
  • Hot and bothered, the old car groaned after the long journey.
    Personification. Onomatopoeia.
  • The students were clearly confused after the lesson on literary devices.
    Oxymoron.
  • They say laughter is music for the soul.
    Metaphor.
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