Figurative Language Review

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“Her face is like a sunbeam,” is an example of figurative language.

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Simile

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Example of figurative language: "The tropical storm slept for two days."

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Personification

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"I had so much homework, I needed a pickup truck to carry all my books home!" What figurative language is this?

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Hyperbole

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Literary technique of contradictory words for effect (e.g., original copy, jumbo shrimp).

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oxymoron

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Use of words in unusual ways to enhance writing: simile, metaphor, irony, personification.

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Figurative Language

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Sally sells sea shells by the sea shore is an example of?

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Alliteration

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He is as slow as a turtle.

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simile

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Waiting 1,000 years for results.

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hyperbole

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It's raining cats and dogs outside!

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idiom

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She jumped in the pool with a splash.

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onomatopoeia