Figurative Language Review

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Identify the paradox: The clouds drifted lazily in the sky., The person who wrote that book can’t write., The clown fish swam comically in the aquarium., I was confused by the lesson.

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The person who wrote that book can’t write.

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Identify the paradox: She is an awfully good singer., The blank page stared back at me., It was the best of times; it was the worst of times., They danced in the moonlight.

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It was the best of times; it was the worst of times.

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Oxymoron

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A play on words where two or more opposite words are joined together.

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Which word would create an oxymoron if you added it to the word "jumbo?" Options: sweet, shrimp, secret, silence

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shrimp

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Which word would create an oxymoron if you added it to the word "icy?" Options: hot, sweet, shrimp, grief

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hot

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As slow as a sloth.

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Simile

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"Xavi runs like the wind."

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Simile

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situational irony