Figurative Language

an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference

When we expect one thing and get the opposite

Spring represents new life and growth, while Autumn is brown fields and coming winter (death).

The computers at our school are dinosaurs.

What figurative language is represented?

He could hear the footsteps of doom nearing in the dark hallway as fear trickled down his back.

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“In the eastern sky there was a yellow patch like a rug laid for the feet of the coming sun"

a literary term that is an idea, object, or concept that repeats itself throughout a text

“the kitten had scrambled up her back and stuck like a burr just out of reach"

when we (the audience) know more than some of the characters in the piece

It is no mistake that the House of Slytherin has a snake on its flag in Harry Potter.

Words are daggers when spoken in anger.

Language that appeals to the five senses.

The crops were begging for rain.

The moon played hide and seek with the clouds.

My alarm clock yells at me every morning.

What poetic element is displayed below?

This cartoon is alluding to...

Books are keys to your imagination and are like oxygen for your lungs.

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The F-16 loudly boomed and swooped down like an eagle against the bright blue afternoon sky.

"The Simpsons" creators are alluding to which piece of literature?

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