Figure of Speech Review

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His new shoes were so big they looked like boats.

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hyperbole

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Before the storm, the sky got as dark as midnight.

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simile

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The big, brown bear bounded over the stream.

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alliteration

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The clang of the bell woke the sleeping dog.

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onomatopeia

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Life is a roller coaster.

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metaphor

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The bright, blue balls looked gorgeous on the Christmas tree. What literary device is used in this sentence? (Options: idiom, alliteration, metaphor, simile)

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alliteration

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What literary device is exemplified by the phrase Ker-blam in the sentence: Ker-blam went the door as the wind blew it closed.? Options: alliteration, simile, onomatopoeia, hyperbole

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onomatopoeia