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Figurative Language

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“The classroom was as quiet as a mouse.” What type of figurative language is used? Simile
“The wind whispered through the trees.” What type of figurative language is used? Personification
“Time is a thief.” What type of figurative language is used? Metaphor
“I’ve told you a million times to clean your room!” What type of figurative language is used? Hyperbole
“The stars winked at us in the night sky.” Which type of figurative language is used? Personification
“The moon was a silver coin shining in the sky.” What type of figurative language is used? Metaphor
“The classroom was a zoo during the party.” What type of figurative language is being used? Metaphor
She ran like the wind. What kind of figurative language is being used? Simile
“The leaves danced across the sidewalk.” What figurative language is being used? Personification
“He was as silent as a shadow.” What kind of figurative language is being used? Simile
“I’ve waited forever for this day!” What kind of figurative language is being used? Hyperbole
“The sun stretched its golden arms across the sky.” What kind of figurative language is being used? Personification
“The hallway was a river of rushing students.” What kind of figurative language is being used? Metaphor
The snow wrapped the town in a soft white blanket.” What kind of figurative language is being used? Metaphor
“She has a mountain of homework tonight.” What kind of figurative language is being used? Hyperbole
Why might an author use figurative language such as similes, metaphors, and hyperbole in a story? To make the writing more vivid and engaging.
“The flowers nodded their heads in the breeze.” What kind of figurative language is being ? Personification
“He was as nervous as a cat in a room full of rocking chairs.” What kind of figurative lan?guage is being used Simile
“My backpack weighs a thousand pounds!” What kind of figurative language is being used? Hyperbole
What is imagery? when an author uses describing words to help the reader see, hear, smell, taste, or feel something in their mind.
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