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The cracked earth was as dry as sandpaper.
METAPHOR
SIMILE
ONOMATOPOEIA
HYPERBOLE
Hyperbole is a language that is obviously ______ and not meant to be take literally
She can hear a pin drop a mile away
HYPERBOLE
ONOMATOPOEIA
SIMILE
METAPHOR
My love for you is as deep as the ocean.
HYPERBOLE
METAPHOR
SIMILE
ONOMATOPOEIA
Writers often use this figure of speech for emphasis or to be funny.
ONOMATOPOEIA
HYPERBOLE
METAPHOR
SIMILE
Simile is a figure of speech that describes an object or action in a way that isn’t literally true, but helps explain an idea or make a comparison.
TRUE
FALSE
You know the horses are coming down the road by the clip-clop of their hooves.
ONOMATOPOEIA
SIMILE
METAPHOR
HYPERBOLE
I walked a million miles to get here.
METAPHOR
HYPERBOLE
ONOMATOPOEIA
HYPERBOLE
_____ enhances the beauty of the writing.
I'm feeling blue.
METAPHOR
SIMILE
ONOMATOPOEIA
HYPERBOLE
I am so thiristy that my throat is as dry as the Sahara Desert.
Simile
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Onomatopoeia
You could hear the distinct awooo of the wolves howling at the night.
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Onomatopoeia
Simile
A figure of speech is a deviation from the ordinary use of words in order to increase their effectiveness.
False
True
I feel the stench of failure coming on
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Simile
Onomatopoeia
The wind howled in the storm.
Hyperbole
Simile
Metaphor
Onomatopoeia
Simile is a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid.
TRUE
FALSE
Metaphor is a figure of speech that describes an object or action in a way that isn’t literally true, but helps explain an idea or make a comparison.
FALSE
TRUE
I'm drowning in a sea of grief.
Metaphor
Simile
Onomatopoeia
Hyperbole
We can see figures of speech in cartoons and posters.
TRUE
FALSE
Don’t have two cents to spare
Metaphor
Hyperbole
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