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Figurative Language
Question | Answer |
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Your suitcase weighs a ton! | hyperbole |
The water well was as dry as a bone | simile |
My brother was boiling mad. | metaphor |
I am trying to solve a million issues these days. | hyperbole |
He is as cunning as a fox. | simile |
The assignment was a breeze | metaphor |
I'll love you till the ocean is folded and hung up to dry. | hyperbole |
He is as funny as a monkey. | simile |
The skies of his future began to darken. | metaphor |
I am so hungry, I could eat a cow! | hyperbole |
Our soldiers are as brave as lions. | simile |
Her voice is music to his ears. | metaphor |
Lightning danced across the sky. | personification |
Traffic slowed to a crawl. | personification |
The avalanche devoured anything standing in its way. | personification |
Rita heard the last piece of pie calling her name. | personification |
My alarm clock yells at me every morning. | personification |
The captain couldn’t keep the men in the cabin. | alliteration |
Your friends will flip-flop fast when facing trouble. | alliteration |
My neighbors are not normally noisy. | alliteration |
The snake slithered across the sandy seaside. | alliteration |
The red roses were wrapped in ribbons. | alliteration |
Murmur | onomatopoeia |
Snore | onomatopoeia |
WHOOSH | onomatopoeia |
CRASH! | onomatopoeia |
Squawk | onomatopoeia |
He could hear the footsteps of doom nearing. | imagery |
The tree bark was rough against her skin. | imagery |
The sunset was the most gorgeous they’d ever seen; the clouds were edged with pink and gold. | imagery |
The concert was so loud that her ears rang for days afterward. | imagery |
All hooks where thrown in the see for a single fish. | imagery |