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What type of figurative language: The wrapped gift begged to be opened.

Personification

Hyperbole

Symbol

Idiom

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What type of figurative language: The teacher heard whispering and knew something was fishy.

Hyperbole

Idiom

Personification

Symbol

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What type of figurative language: Life is such an exciting journey!

Personification

Idiom

Hyperbole

Metaphor

15

What type of figurative language: Our conversation seemed to go on for days.

Alliteration

Idiom

Hyperbole

Imagery

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What type of figurative language: The child sneaked like a ninja past the sleeping dog.

Simile

Alliteration

Metaphor

Hyperbole

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What type of figurative language: These are great pictures – the camera loves you!

Personification

Hyperbole

Alliteration

Metaphor

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What type of figurative language: The kids were wild monkeys today

Metaphor

Understatement

Hyperbole

Alliteration

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What type of figurative language: There are a million reasons why this is a bad idea!

Understatement

Idiom

Personification

Hyperbole

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What type of figurative language: Shelby was tired, so she decided to hit the sack early.

Hyperbole

Symbol

Understatement

Idiom

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What type of figurative language: She received the game ball proudly after her winning home run.

Idiom

Metaphor

Symbol

Hyperbole

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What type of figurative language: The fluffy bed felt as soft as a cloud.

Personification

Metaphor

Hyperbole

Simile

15

Identify the two types of figurative language: Your skin is as cold as ice!

Simile and symbol

Simile and personification

Simile and idiom

Simile and hyperbole

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Identify the two types of figurative language: My dog is a sweet, cuddly nurse when I’m sick.

Metaphor and simile

Metaphor and personification

Metaphor and hyperbole

Metaphor and alliteration

15

What does the idiom mean: Did I really win the lottery, or are you just pulling my leg?

tricking me

doing me a favor

telling me the truth

making me laugh

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What does the idiom mean: Elizabeth said it was no big deal to forgive her sister for their fight last week. “It’s water under the bridge,” Elizabeth promised her.

more important than anything else

a huge problem that must be solved

something no one wants to talk about

something past that no longer matters

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What does the idiom mean: Rich was over the moon with excitement after hearing the good news.

suprised

unhappy

excited

confused

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