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A comparison of two or more unlike things using the words 'like', 'as' or 'than'.
A simile
Write a sentence including a simile.
Ex. The cat was as big as a lion.
"Hold your horses", is an example of what type of figurative language?
Idiom
The large man was a boulder in my path. What is the figurative language device is used in this sentence?
Metaphor
Hal hit the house hard with the hammer. Contains an example of what figurative language device?
Alliteration
Giving human qualities to nonhuman things.
Personification
Write a sentence including an onomatopoeia.
Ex. BANG! The door shut behind them.
"Her smile is a mile wide" is an example of what type of figurative language?
Hyperbole
That man is as large as a house. Contains what two figurative language devices?
Simile and Hyperbole
The wind blew in his ear. Contains an example of what figurative language device?
Personification
The repetition of the same initial consonant sound in a series of words.
Alliteration
Write a sentence using a hyperbole.
Ex. Josie's new friend is as skinny as a toothpick.
"Old News" is an example of what type of figurative language?
Oxymoron
BANG! SNAP! KACHOW! Are all examples of what?
Onomatopoeia
"My favourite food is jumbo shrimp", contains an example of what figurative language device?
Oxymoron
Hyberbole
Write a sentence using alliteration.
Ex. I love fun, fancy, figurative language!
"Leo llama licked a lemon-lime lollipop" is an example of what type of figurative language?
Alliteration
Give an example of an idiom.
When David joined the military. Dad said he was swimming with the sharks.
Spill the beans, Jimmy. Contains an example of what figurative language device?
Idiom
A phrase that means something different than its literal meaning.
Idiom
Write a sentence using a metaphor.
Ex. He was a lobster.
"The dust tickled my nose" is an example of what type of figurative language?
Personification
The flower danced in the wind as fast as a ballerina. What two figurative language devices does this sentence contain?
Personification and Simile
The bus was moving faster than the speed of sound. Contains an example of what figurative language device?
Hyperbole