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Figurative Language

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  • He is a night owl.
    Metaphor
  • A word that comes from a sound.
    Onomatopoeia
  • Has the cat got your tounge?
    Metaphor
  • The wind was howling like a wolf.
    Metaphor
  • The dog barked.
    onomatopoeia
  • The brothers fight like cats and dogs.
    Similie
  • The siren wailed.
    onomatopoeia
  • My computer is feeling lazy today.
    Personification
  • Mrs. Theisen heard the last cupcake calling her name.
    Personification
  • The fire fighter was as brave as a lion.
    similie
  • My teacher is a monster.
    Metaphor
  • The classroom was a zoo.
    Metaphor
  • Their cheeks are red like roses.
    similie
  • Lightning danced across the sky.
    personification
  • Similie is a comparison using _________ or _________. (Answer both)
    like or as
  • The kids were little monkeys on the playground.
    Metaphor
  • My mom sings like an angel.
    similie
  • A metaphor describes an object or action in a was that helps _______ something.
    explain
  • The waves crashed against the beach.
    onomatopoeia
  • Do you have a frog in your throat?
    Metaphor
  • Personification gives ________ like qualities to nonliving/nonhuman objects.
    Human
  • I am hungry as a horse.
    Similie
  • cuckoo
    onomatopoeia
  • Metaphor is __________ one thing to be another.
    comparing
  • The trees danced in the wind.
    Personification
  • pitter patter
    onomatopoeia
  • sizzle
    onomatopoeia
  • drip-drop
    Onomatopoeia