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Figurative language
Figurative language found in Book Scavenger
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| There was a loud crack, like a distant boom of thunder. | onomatopoeia and simile |
| Emily’s mom dug through her purse, the hem of her patchwork sundress chasing itself around her ankles in the breeze. | personification |
| Matthew attracted friends like a rainbow attracts leprechauns. | simile |
| “Moving boxes are calling your name,” her muffled voice came through the glass. | personification |
| As she helped her family unload the U-Haul, ideas tumbled around Emily’s head of how Mr. Griswold’s disappearance could be launched into a game. | idiom |
| Matthew sidestepped her and clomped by with his skateboard and backpack. | onomatopoeia |
| Without so much as a glance Emily’s way, James jumped to his feet and ran upstairs, the bells on his reindeer antlers jingling with every step. | onomatopoeia |
| Even the cowlick on the back of his head stuck up like a wing waving hello. | simile, alliteration, personification |
| “The puzzle was staring up at me, chanting solve me…” | personification |
| Living in San Francisco and not playing Book Scavenger was like living in a chocolate factory but not eating any sweets. | simile |
| He is the Willy Wonka of book publishing,” Emily said with awe. | metaphor |
| Barry ducked his head like a scolded dog. | simile |
| Crazy Clyde stared down a seagull perched on the railing in front of him. | alliteration |
| The words critical condition had worried Emily. | alliteration |
| Once he discovered Flush, he was all music, all the time. | hyperbole |
| Treasure hunts were beneath him. | idiom |
| Matthew repetitively plucked a guitar string, thinking. | onomatopoeia |
| About a block away from the peak of the hill, a hum like a massive swarm of bees rose above the distant sounds of traffic. | onomatopoeia and simile |
| Matthew had been listening, his arm looped casually around the post as if he were waiting for a bus instead of hurtling down a steep hill. | simile |
| Her brother jumped in, eager to give the rundown of their moving history. | idiom |
| The Ferry Building sat across a busy street, perched on the edge of the bay. | personification |
| When we were living in Connecticut, we were hunting The Golly-whopper Games and the clue told us to go down this path through a bunch of trees. | alliteration |
| They had to pry Matthew from the crown watching the bucket me rat-a-tat around his makeshift drum set, and they headed back to the cable car stop by a different route than the way they’d come. | onomatopoeia |
| A staggered trail of bouquets, like Hansel and Gretel’s bread crumbs, led to an iron railing surrounding an underground staircase. | simile |
| Besides, sticker slapping never hurn anyone. | alliteration |
| One was short and squat, the other tall and thin as a lamppost. | simile |
| They got off the bus near Washington Square, a flat stretch of grass that sat in front of an old church. | personification |
| She only wished there wasn’t a giant, invisible timer lording over her family, ticking down to when they would inevitably move again. | idiom |
| THUD. Thud-thud-thud. Thud. | onomatopoeia |
| “This must have taken him forever,” James said. | hyperbole |
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