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Figurative Language test #2 Flashcards

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Jumbo Shrimp is an example of an…

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Oxymoron

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Almost Exactly is an example of an…

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Oxymoron

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Old News is an example of an…

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Oxymoron

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“She swam like a fish” is an example of a…

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Simile

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“He is quiet as a mouse” is an example of a…

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Simile

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“Bobby is a walking dictionary” is an example of a…

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Metaphor

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“Life is a rollercoaster” is an example of a…

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Metaphor

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“ The wild and wooly walrus waits and wonders when we’ll walk by” is an example of an…

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Alliteration

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“I’m so hungry I could eat a horse” is an example of a…

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Hyperbole

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“Buzz” is an example of an…

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Onomatopoeia

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“Hiss” is an example of an…

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Onomatopoeia

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“Roar” is an example of an…

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Onomatopoeia

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“Woof” is an example of an…

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Onomatopoeia

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“She believed she could, sushi did” is an example of a…

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Pun

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“What do you call cheese that isn’t yours? Nacho cheese” is an example of a…

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Pun

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“The stuffed bear smiled as the little boy hugged him close” is an example of…

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Personification

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“Oh nature, thou art my goddess” is an example of an…

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Apostrophe

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“Blow winds, blow” is an example of an…

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Apostrophe

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“An Apple a day keeps the doctor away” is an example of a…

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“The grass is always greener on the other side” is an example of a…

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“When pigs fly” is an example of an…

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“Break a leg” is an example of an…

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“Raining cats and dogs” is an example of an…

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“A crown is a symbol of royalty” is an example of a…

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Symbolisim

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“A picture is worth a thousand words” is an example of a…

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“Honesty is the best policy” is an example of a…

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“Glittering white, the blanket of snow covered everything in sight” is an example of an…

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“He gives speeches as good as MLK Jr.” is an example of an…

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“Chocolate cake is my Achilles Heel” is an example of an…

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“Fleet feet sweep by sleeping geese” is an example of an…

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“Catch and Fetch” is an example of a…

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Consonance

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“Branch and launch” is an example of a…

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Consonance

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“A fire station burns down” is an example of a…

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Situational Irony

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“A pilot has a fear of heights” is an example of a…

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Situational Irony

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“Wow! The middle school gym locker room smells amazing” is an example of a…

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Verbal Irony

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In “Home Alone”, when the main character sets up traps around his house is an example of a…

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Dramatic Irony

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