Figurative Language

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A hyperbole is

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an exaggeration

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Onomatopoeia is

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a word that imitates the sound that it represents

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What 2 figurative languages are used in this sentence? The house was an inferno as the flames reached for the sky.

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metaphor and personification

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Repeating the beginning sound in words is

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alliteration

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Red Rover, Red Rover send Robin right over. This sentence is an example of

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alliteration

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A comparison using the words like or as

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simile

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My homework pile is a mile high. This sentence is an example of

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hyperbole

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I heard the screech of the tires, and then I smelled the burning rubber. The underlined word in the sentence is an example of

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onomatopoeia

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A comparison where one thing is said to be another is

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metaphor

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My sister is as slow as molasses in the mornings. The sentence is an example of

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simile