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English 17 Public

Basic Figurative Language Review

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The rain banged on the door to let it in.

personification

15

I ran after the car, but it was a fast as lightening.

Simile

15

That project took me 100 years!

hyperbole

15

The mighty mountain made the men feel like mice.

alliteration

15

Cross your fingers that there is a snow day tomorrow!

idiom

15

My best friend sings like an angel.

similie

15

He is such a rat. I can't believe he told on me!

metaphor

15

Her tears were a river flowing down her cheeks.

metaphor

15

The classroom was a zoo the day before spring break.

metaphor

15

He's running faster than the wind.

hyperbole

15

My dad will kill me when he comes home.

hyperbole

15

The lightning danced across the sky.

personification

15

Rita heard the last piece of pie calling her name.

personification

15

What's the meaning of this personification? "The camera loves me!"

Photos of them always turn out really well.

15

Make up your own simile about today's weather

Did it use "like" or "as" and make a comparison?

25

Make up your own hyperbole about today's weather

Was it an exaggeration?

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