Antioch 4th Grade Figurative Language Competition

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Example of a simile:

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The boy was as strong as an ox.

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Identify the sentence with alliteration:

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Dan's dog dove deep in the dam, drinking dirty water as he dove.

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Idiom usage: She got cold feet before her wedding.

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She got cold feet the night before her wedding.

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Sentence using personification:

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Rita heard the last piece of pie calling her name.

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Identify the metaphor: My alarm clock yelled at me to wake up. He was as big as a tree. Cross your fingers. Life is a rollercoaster.

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Life is a rollercoaster.

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Identify the hyperbole:

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Your skin is as soft as silk.

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Identify the sentence with onomatopoeia.

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Bees buzz from flower to flower collecting nectar.

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Sentence using a simile:

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They fought like cats and dogs.

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Alliteration example:

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Seven sisters slept soundly on the sand.

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Sentence using hyperbole:

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Next Friday is never going to arrive.