Figurative Language Review

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METAPHOR

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Comparing 2 objects using a form of "IS"

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Identify the figurative language technique: WE HEARD THE BOOMING THUNDER THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE SKY.

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Onomatopoeia

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PERSONIFICATION

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To give human-like qualities to non-human objects

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Identify the figurative language technique in the sentence: "THE SOUND OF THE ALARM SCARED ME TO DEATH!" Options: Onomatopoeia, Simile, Hyperbole, Pun

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Hyperbole

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Identify the figurative language technique: A PLAY ON WORDS

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Pun

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Which of the following sentences is a SIMILE? I saw a snake as I was walking to school this morning., The snow-covered roads were as slippery as soap., She was nervous as she walked to her class because she did not do her homework., I like pizza.

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The snow-covered roads were as slippery as soap.

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Identify the figurative language technique in the sentence: NOT ALL MATH PUNS ARE TERRIBLE--ONLY SUM.

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Pun

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Identify the sentence below that is a METAPHOR: My new bike is as fast as a race car!, My new bike can go around the world in an hour!, My new bike is a jet plane because it goes so fast!, My new bike is the fastest bike ever in the history of time!

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My new bike is a jet plane because it goes so fast!

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Identify the figurative language technique in the sentence: THE TIMID TURTLE TOOTLED TO THE TRAIN TRACKS.

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Alliteration

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HYPERBOLE

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Using exaggeration to prove a point