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Figurative Language
A wise, old saying
Words that paint a picture in reader's mind
Figurative Language
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Words that paint a picture in reader's mind
allusion
metaphor
imagery
hyperbole
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A wise, old saying
allusion
adage
simile
hyperbole
3
An exaggeration
onomatopoeia
personification
idiom
hyperbole
4
A word whose sound suggests its meaning
hyperbole
onomatopoeia
personification
adage
5
Mrs. Westphal is as cute as a kitten.
metaphor
personification
hyperbole
simile
6
A saying that does not make literal or logical sense, and other cultures struggle to understand
idiom
cacophony
allusion
metaphor
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It's raining cats and dogs.
idiom
simile
metaphor
alliteration
8
Mrs. Tischer's and Officer Tracy's singing voices are like angels' voices in heaven's choirs.
personification
simile
metaphor
adage
9
Having a concrete object that is meant to represent an abstract idea or larger concept
cliche
onomatopoeia
symbolism
sonnet
10
Westphal and Wolter walloped Weishan in a wicked game of wolleyball.
adage
assonance
alliteration
allusion
11
Comparing two unlike things without using "like" or "as"
simile
imagery
metaphor
allusion
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A mix of bad sounds
cacophony
metaphor
allusion
simile
13
Mrs. Johnson's beauty puts Cleopatra's to waste.
assonance
allusion
alliteration
adage
14
Figurative Language is...
language that infers or suggests
language that is concrete
language that is literal
language that is meant to confuse you
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The sounds of firetruck sirens going past marching band practice next to the hyena cages.
cacophony
assonance
metaphor
idiom
16
Metaphors, Similes, Onomatopoeias, etc. are examples of...
literary devices
idioms
literal language
verbs
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The repetition of beginning sounds in words close together
adage
assonance
alliteration
allusion
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Comparing two unlike things using "like" or "as"
idiom
personification
metaphor
simile
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swish, swoop, bloop!
metaphor
hyperbole
onomatopoeia
imagery
20
A reference to a well-known person, place or event
alliteration
imagery
hyperbole
allusion
21
Mrs. Wolter's mouth watered and her eyes glistened at first sight of the Starbucks sign.
adage
personification
imagery
metaphor
22
Giving human traits to non-human objects
alliteration
symbolism
hyperbole
personification
23
An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
hyperbole
consonance
allusion
adage
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The stars danced playfully in the moonlit skies.
metaphor
personification
onomatopoeia
hyperbole
