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  • The figure of speech in which two things are compared using the words 'like' or 'as' is called
    simile
  • Her eyes sparkle like a diamond.
    simile
  • My hands are as cold as ice.
    simile
  • P_____ is when you give an animal or object qualities or abilities that only a human can have.
    Personification
  • Adam is as tall as a giraffe.
    simile
  • Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
    alliteration
  • crash
    onomatopoeia
  • We don't talk about Bruno, no, no, no.
    repetition
  • Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow.
    repetition
  • Chocolate is happiness.
    metaphor
  • The little dog laughed To see such sport, And the dish ran away with the spoon.
    personification
  • Lightning danced across the sky.
    personification
  • The test was a never ending marathon.
    metaphor
  • Big bears bought big books.
    alliteration
  • A word that sounds like what it means
    onomatopoeia
  • Repetition of beginning sounds is referred as _____________
    alliteration
  • The world is beating you down
    personification
  • R__________ is often used in poetry or song, and it is used to create rhythm and bring attention to an idea.
    Repetition
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