Figurative Language

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Which figurative language makes a comparison between two unlike things? "Mary is a couch potato at the moment."

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Metaphor

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Which figurative compares two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'? "You look as white as a ghost."

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Simile

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Which figurative language gives human characteristics to a non-human thing or animal? "The chocolate ice cream is calling my name."

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Personification

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Which figure of speech combines apparently contradictory terms? "That is a jumbo shrimp."

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Oxymoron

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Which figure of speech is an extreme exaggeration used to make a point?
"I’ve seen this movie a million times."

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Hyperbole

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Which figure of speech imitates sounds associated with objects or actions? "The cat meowed loudly." OR "There it was. Plop. Plop. Plop."

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Onomatopoeia

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What is the repetition of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent words? "Sally sells seashells by the sea shore."

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Alliteration

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Which figurative language makes a brief indirect reference to something of historical or cultural significance? "Even though he is only 5 years old, he is quite the little Einstein."

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Allusion

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Which figurative language is a saying that has its own meaning and cannot be understood easily? "It's raining cats and dogs outside."

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idiom

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Which type of figurative language paints a vivid picture in your mind through detailed descriptions? The old oak tree stood tall in the middle of the field, its gnarled branches twisting toward the sky like outstretched fingers. Options: imagery, personification, simile, metaphor

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imagery