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What type of figuarative language compares two things using like, as, or than?
Simile
100
"BOOM!" is an example of what type of figurative langauge?
Onomatopoeia
100

A(n) ___________ compares two things without using like, as, or than. (Hint: not an analogy, it's the other one)

metaphor

100
The flowers danced in the wind. This sentence is an example of what type of figurative language? a. pun b. personification c. metaphor
b. personification
100

"You are my kryptonite" and "I am your Romeo and you are my Juliet" are examples of ___________

Allusions

200
What type of figurative language gives human like characteristics to non human objects?
Personification
200

Billy runs as fast as the wind. This sentence is an example of what type of figurative langauge?

Simile

200
A(n) ___________ is a type of figurative language that uses repeated letters or sounds in a group of words.
Alliteration
200
His eyes were as blue as the afternoon sky. This sentence is an example of what type of figurative langauge? a. idiom b. alliteration c. simile
c. simile
200

"You are a lucky duck" and "she's a wild child" are examples of ________________ 

Assonance

300
What type of figurative language is a repeated letter or sound in a group of words?
Alliteration
300
I have told you a million times. This sentence is an example of what type of figurative language?
Hyperbole
300
A ____________ is a "play on words".
Pun
300
Which type of figurative langauge is a word used to imitate a sound? a. onomatopoeia b. hyperbole c. alliteration
onomatopoeia
300

When the class is silent, so you say, "don't everyone talk at once!" is an example of _____________

Irony

400
What type of figurative language uses words that have more than one meaning in a sentence?
Pun
400
Sally sees slimy snails sleeping on the sidewalk. This sentence is an example of what type of figurative language?
alliteration
400
"A chip on your shoulder" means being upset for something that happend in the past. This is an example of a(n) ___________.
Idiom
400
Sally sells sea shells by the sea shore. This sentence is an example of what type of figurative language? a. onomatopoeia b. alliteration c. hyperbole
b. alliteration
400

Virtual reality and black light are examples of ________

Oxymorons

500
What type of figurative langauge is an expression with a meaning that is completely different than what the words say?
Idiom
500
A boiled egg in the morning is hard to beat. What type of figurative language is this sentence an example of?
Pun
500
A tall tale is an example of a(n) ___________.
Hyperbole
500
What type of figurative language is an exageration? a. hyperbole b. idiom c. alliteration
a. hyperbole
500

"She's as sharp as tack" and "love is blind" are examples of _____________________

Cliches