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Figures of speech
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Figures of Speech, like adjectives, add meaning and description to writing.
Adjectives
His icy glance made her shiver.
The silent burglars hauled off the safe.

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Figures of Speech
Hyperbole
Using exaggeration to make a point
She ran so fast that it took her shadow the rest of the day to catch up to her.
He was tall enough to touch the top of a skyscraper.
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Figures of Speech
Idioms
Expressions with words that don’t use their ordinary meanings.
The thief hit the road before the detective arrived on the scene.
Jumping the gun, the nervous getaway driver sped off before his partners exited the bank.
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Figures of Speech
Metaphors
Making comparisons
The robber was a shadow in the night.
The detective was a magnet picking up clues.
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Similes
Using LIKE or AS to compare two different things
The students were as quiet as mannequins in the classroom.
The teacher’s voice was as soothing as a hammer pulling a rusty nail from an old board. (Irony)
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Complete the Similes
Using LIKE or AS to make comparisons
The cautious burglar’s footsteps sounded like . . .
fingers sliding into a glove.
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Similes
With his purple shirt and red shoes, he was as inconspicuous as . . .
a bolt of lightning.
(Irony)
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The boy suddenly leaped to his feet and began to dance like . . .
popcorn popping.
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The unhappy girl was as pleasant as . . .
a rotten pumpkin.
(Irony)
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When he got back his spelling test, the surprised boy looked like . . .
he just ate a red-hot chili pepper. OR
he just won the lottery.
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The excited girl began to run around like . . .
she was surrounded by a swarm of buzzing bumble bees.
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The clouds were as still as . . .
a painting of the sky.
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Sneaking into the empty house, the clumsy burglars were as silent as . . .
rush-hour traffic in Atlanta.
(Irony)
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Her irony was as rusty as . . .
a junkyard car.
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