Figurative Language Review

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What kind of figurative language is being used?
Pasqually cried like a baby after he ate too much pasta.

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simile

Front

What kind of figurative language is being used?
Avery ate an amazing apple at Andrew's.

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alliteration

Front

What kind of figurative language is being used?
The rooster smiled and winked at me.

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personification

Front

What kind of figurative language is being used?
The bus hit a tree and went boom as it exploded.

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onomatopoeia

Front

What kind of figurative language is being used?
Avery was so mad his head blew up.

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hyperbole

Front

What kind of figurative language is being used?
Avery is a tree.

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metaphor

Front

"Born with a silver spoon in his mouth" means...

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He was born to a rich family

Front

What does the IMAGERY used in the first paragraph tell the reader about the captain?

Back

He has had a rough and adventurous life.

Front

Choose the phrase from the passage that appeals to your sense of hearing: "The Monkey's Paw" by W. W. Jacobs
Neither spoke, but lay silently listening to the ticking of the clock. A stair creaked, and a squeaky mouse scurried noisily through the wall. The darkness was oppressive, and after lying for some time gathering up courage, he took the box of matches, and striking one, went downstairs  for a candle.
At the foot of the stairs the match went out, and he paused to strike another; and at the samee moment a knock so quiet and stealthy as to be scarcely audible, sounded on the front door.
The matches fell from his hand. He stood motionless, his breath suspended.......

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"squeaky mouse scurried noisily"

Front

What kind of figurative language is being used?
Our feet squished in the mud.

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onomatopoeia