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Figurative Language
similes, metaphors, personification, hyperbole, idioms, puns, cliches, onamonapoeias, oxymorons
18
Education
5th Grade
10/16/2011

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The red and yellow leaves ran past us as the wind blew the freshly raked pile.

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personification

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The huge volcanoe belched smoke and ash as it erupted  into the night sky.
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personification

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My teacher is sold old she edited the Bible for mistakes.
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hyperbole

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The man handed us an original copy of the United States Constitution.
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oxymoron

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It has been reported that Sir Lancelot often had bad dreams, called knight mares, about his horse.
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pun

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My best friend is so forgetful, sometimes I have to remind her what her name is.
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hyperbole

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We haven't had rain in such a long time, the ground is as dry as a bone.
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simile

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My dad is a grizzly bear if you wake him up from his nap.
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metaphor

 

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Computers are the vehicles of tomorrow.
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metaphor

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My dog is so ugly, I have to tie a pork chop around his neck to get the other dogs to play with him.
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hyperbole

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Lately I have spent a lot of money on products to unclog my sink.  It was money down the drain.
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pun

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The little girl had a ton of blonde curls that bounced around her head like little springs.
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hyperbole

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simile

 

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I was so tired, my feet felt like cinder blocks as I walked up the steps to my house.
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simile

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When it's time to clean the house my mom yells, "All hands on deck."
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cliche

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As we walked across the spring fields, the sun smiled on a row of yellow tulips.
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Most people tell me I am just like my dad.  I guess the acorn doesn't fall far from the tree.
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cliche

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The best way to communicate with a fish is to drop them a line.
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pun

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As the young boy stood alone in the crowd, he sensed that something awful was about to happen.
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oxymoron

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