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Words that imitate sounds they describe.
Onomatopoeia
Assonance
Alliteration
Oxymoron
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The cat sat on the mat.
Repetition
Assonance
Onomatopoeia
Rhyme
3
Sally’s silly sister swallowed her sweet.
Sibilance
Simile
Metaphor
Hyperbole
4
A deafening silence filled the room.
Onomatopoeia
Hyperbole
Assonance
Oxymoron
5
The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain.
Metaphor
Assonance
Onomatopoeia
Personification
6
The bell went 'ding-dong' as we entered.
Sibilance
Onomatopoeia
Alliteration
Assonance
7
The moon peeked shyly through the clouds.
Personification
Metaphor
Simile
Hyperbole
8
A phrase whose meaning is different from the literal meaning of the words is a/an...
Simile
Idiom
Metaphor
Hyperbole
9
Words that follow the same ending sound.
Repetition
Assonance
Hyperbole
Rhyme
10
It’s raining cats and dogs outside!
Metaphor
Idiom
Simile
Hyperbole
11
The leaves crunched under my feet.
Rhyme
Alliteration
Sibilance
Onomatopoeia
12
His words were music to my ears.
Simile
Personification
Repetition
Metaphor
13
"He was a lion in the race." is an example of...
Hyperbole
Personification
Metaphor
Simile
14
The repetition of the same initial consonant sound in a series of words.
Simile
Alliteration
Metaphor
Repetition
15
I have a mountain of homework to do!
Hyperbole
Simile
Personification
Idiom
16
Phrases or words that repeat throughout a story is called...
Rhyme
Onomatopoeia
Idioms
Repetition
17
The repetition of vowel sounds in nearby words.
Assonance
Assonance
Simile
Metaphor
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He is as brave as a lion.
Metaphor
Simile
Personification
Alliteration
19
Giving human qualities to non-human objects or animals.
Simile
Hyperbole
Metaphor
Personification
20
Slow and steady wins the race.
Metaphor
Repetition
Oxymoron
Simile
21
An exaggeration used for emphasis or humor.
Simile
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Personification
22
The fire danced in the dark.
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Onomatopoeia
23
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
Rhyme
Simile
Metaphor
Alliteration
24
A comparison between two things WITHOUT using 'like' or 'as'.
Metaphor
Personification
Simile
Hyperbole
25
A hissing sound created by repeating 's' sounds in a phrase.
Personification
Sibilance
Rhyme
Assonance
26
"Sly as a fox." is an example of...
Simile
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Personification
27
I could eat a horse!
Idiom
Simile
Hyperbole
Metaphor
28
Bang! The gunshot echoed through the night.
Simile
Sibilance
Onomatopoeia
Metaphor
29
A comparison between two things using 'like' or 'as'.
Personification
Hyperbole
Metaphor
Simile
30
Bright darkness surrounded us as the eclipse happened.
Simile
Hyperbole
Rhyme
Oxymoron
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She is the shining star of our class.
Simile
Assonance
Metaphor
Hyperbole
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A phrase that combines contradictory words to create a special meaning.
Onomatopoeia
Alliteration
Assonance
Oxymoron
