The smoke alarm went wee, wee, wee, my dad was jumping around and letting loose a string of curses that I won't repeat until I'm forty. Find 2 types of figurative language. (alliteration, metaphor, hyperbole, onomatopoeia, simile)
onomatopoeia - wee, wee, wee & hyperbole - exaggerating no cursing until he's 40 yrs old
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She shrugged her shoulders. (metaphor, alliteration, personification, hypberbole)
alliteration - /sh/ sound
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The old lady's face was so wrinkly it almost looked like a mask. (metaphor, alliteration, simile, personification, idiom)
simile - like
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banana
Go to last place!
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star
Double points!
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shark
Other team loses 25 points!
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thief
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She carried an enormous black bag on her back. It sort of made her look like a human-sized snail with a huge shell. (metaphor, hyperbole, simile, alliteration, personification)
simile - like
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I don't know what Mr. Babbage has up his sleeve this year, but I'm nervous. (onomatopoeia, alliteration, metaphor, idiom, simile)
idiom - up his sleeve
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Bellwood's Bratwurst Bonanza was the most exciting thing that happened in the town of Bellwood. (onomatopoeia, simile, hyperbole, alliteration, metaphor)
alliteration - letter B
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thief
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seesaw
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gift
Win 25 points!
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lifesaver
Give 15 points!
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His eyebrows arched upward, little camel humps above his big brown eyes. (simile, metaphor, hyperbole, idiom)
metaphor - comparing eyebrows to came humps (not using "like" or "as")
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Even though we were on the case, her growling stomach told us it was time for lunch. (alliteration, hyperbole, personification, idiom)
personification - stomach growled
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thief
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seesaw
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fairy
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thief
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Hunger crept up. Paul felt like he could eat 100 burgers and he'd still be hungry. Choose 2 types - (idiom, simile, hyperbole, personification, alliteration, metaphor)
personification - hunger crept up & hyperbole - 100 burgers
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The fiery smell from the forest fire burned my nose. (idiom, alliteration, onomatopoeia, hyperbole)
alliteration - /f/ sound
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The wind howled as the shadow of a person hopped on a scooter and took off down the road. (alliteration, personification, hyperbole, metaphor)
personification - wind howled
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The Bell Woods lay on top of our town like a blanket. (simile, metaphor, idiom, alliteration, hyperbole)
simile - like
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It was up to the detectives to seal the deal. (hyperbole, idiom, metaphor, personification)